Boys' name · since 1983
Jothan
Jothan has 15 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,428 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 15
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jothan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 15 recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Jothan recorded 15 times among boys since 1983, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2007.
- #31,428 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 15 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jothan ranks #31,428 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #31,428 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 15
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jothan's 15 recorded births place it above 30.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jothan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jothan's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded.
Jothan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2007
- Peak year (1983)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Jothan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).
2000s was Jothan's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Jothan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jothan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1983–2007 (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 Jothan 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.