Boys' name · since 1950
Jonothan
882 babies named Jonothan in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,558 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 882
- born since 1950
- 1980s
- peak decade
882 boys have been named Jonothan since 1950, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jonothan has 882 recorded births among boys since 1950, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2015.
- #5,558 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 882 born since 1950
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jonothan ranks #5,558 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 882 born since 1950, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,558 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 882
- born since 1950
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jonothan's 882 recorded births place it above 87.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jonothan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jonothan's full recorded timeline at 1983, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1953, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jonothan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2015
- Peak year (1982)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Jonothan by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (227 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Jonothan's strongest decade.
227 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Jonothan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 67
1950s
67 births
- 1960s
1960s
95 births
- 1970s
1970s
169 births
- 1980s
1980s
227 births
- 1990s
1990s
191 births
- 2000s
2000s
113 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 227 births (26% of all-time use).
How Jonothan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jonothan's total volume
Jonothan by state
Where Jonothan concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
10 of 882 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Jonothan's data
- Jonothan's decade-level peak was the 1980s (227 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jonothans (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jonothan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~65 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1950–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jonothan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.