Johnathan
Last seen for girls in 2008 at #17,504 · #508 for boys in 2025, 594 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1990 · 3,245 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 98,262since 1881
Johnathan over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Johnathan has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #508 | 594 | |
| 2024 | — | #512 | 595 | |
| 2023 | — | #467 | 653 | |
| 2022 | — | #503 | 598 | |
| 2021 | — | #440 | 702 | |
| 2020 | — | #418 | 713 | |
| 2019 | — | #384 | 815 | |
| 2018 | — | #385 | 834 | |
| 2017 | — | #353 | 947 | |
| 2016 | — | #340 | 1,028 | |
| 2015 | — | #308 | 1,161 | |
| 2014 | — | #295 | 1,201 | |
| 2013 | — | #278 | 1,252 | |
| 2012 | — | #258 | 1,414 | |
| 2011 | — | #239 | 1,501 | |
| 2010 | — | #216 | 1,651 | |
| 2009 | — | #205 | 1,843 | |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #200 | 1,963 |
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | #187 | 2,152 |
| 2006 | — | #177 | 2,307 | |
| 2005 | #10,128 | 10 | #182 | 2,242 |
| 2004 | #8,716 | 12 | #183 | 2,178 |
| 2003 | — | #178 | 2,196 | |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #171 | 2,264 |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | #166 | 2,306 |
| 2000 | — | #157 | 2,469 | |
| 1999 | #11,385 | 7 | #146 | 2,519 |
| 1998 | — | #143 | 2,591 | |
| 1997 | #8,334 | 10 | #142 | 2,550 |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | #138 | 2,564 |
| 1995 | #9,553 | 8 | #143 | 2,447 |
| 1994 | #6,672 | 13 | #134 | 2,612 |
| 1993 | #7,498 | 11 | #128 | 2,719 |
| 1992 | — | #122 | 2,897 | |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #110 | 3,120 |
| 1990 | #9,247 | 8 | #108 | 3,245 |
| 1989 | #6,531 | 12 | #112 | 2,964 |
| 1988 | #5,895 | 13 | #115 | 2,675 |
| 1987 | #3,857 | 22 | #116 | 2,479 |
| 1986 | #4,028 | 20 | #115 | 2,417 |
| 1985 | #4,860 | 15 | #118 | 2,391 |
| 1984 | #4,478 | 16 | #132 | 2,099 |
| 1983 | #3,431 | 23 | #137 | 1,927 |
| 1982 | #4,167 | 18 | #152 | 1,836 |
| 1981 | #4,746 | 15 | #158 | 1,711 |
| 1980 | #6,319 | 10 | #174 | 1,409 |
| 1979 | #8,061 | 7 | #208 | 1,140 |
| 1978 | #4,079 | 17 | #224 | 942 |
| 1977 | #7,567 | 7 | #232 | 929 |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | #232 | 872 |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #253 | 795 |
| 1974 | #6,258 | 8 | #281 | 669 |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #262 | 738 |
| 1972 | — | #286 | 655 | |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #323 | 577 |
| 1970 | — | #364 | 503 | |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 | #400 | 396 |
| 1968 | — | #407 | 360 | |
| 1967 | — | #465 | 266 | |
| 1966 | — | #476 | 259 | |
| 1965 | — | #537 | 206 | |
| 1964 | — | #524 | 223 | |
| 1963 | — | #542 | 213 | |
| 1962 | — | #522 | 231 | |
| 1961 | — | #671 | 135 | |
| 1960 | — | #651 | 143 | |
| 1959 | — | #735 | 109 | |
| 1958 | — | #721 | 106 | |
| 1957 | — | #799 | 88 | |
| 1956 | — | #712 | 106 | |
| 1955 | — | #753 | 95 | |
| 1954 | — | #819 | 78 | |
| 1953 | — | #813 | 78 | |
| 1952 | — | #965 | 55 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,171 | 38 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,139 | 39 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,013 | 47 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,173 | 37 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,482 | 25 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,692 | 18 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,581 | 18 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,525 | 20 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,577 | 20 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,042 | 13 | |
| 1941 | — | #3,133 | 6 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,179 | 11 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,879 | 14 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,084 | 12 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,197 | 11 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,854 | 7 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,719 | 8 | |
| 1934 | — | #3,277 | 6 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,829 | 15 | |
| 1932 | — | #3,361 | 6 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,864 | 8 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,609 | 10 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,096 | 14 | |
| 1928 | — | #3,357 | 7 | |
| 1927 | — | #4,210 | 5 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,904 | 9 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,089 | 15 | |
| 1924 | — | #3,505 | 7 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,772 | 10 | |
| 1922 | — | #3,014 | 9 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,804 | 10 | |
| 1920 | — | #3,489 | 7 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,877 | 9 | |
| 1918 | — | #3,368 | 7 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,562 | 10 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,043 | 14 | |
| 1915 | — | #3,392 | 6 | |
| 1914 | — | #3,264 | 5 | |
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| 1886 | — | #845 | 6 | |
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| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1881
The first year at least five boys were named Johnathan! It came in at #866, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1885, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Johnathan is popular in 2023
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- South Dakota#201 · 1 in 604
- West Virginia#221 · 1 in 719
- Nebraska#292 · 1 in 1,063
- Arkansas#329 · 1 in 1,257
- Missouri#336 · 1 in 1,413
Best ever in a state: #53 in Mississippi, 1991.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #201 | 6 | 1 in 604 |
| West Virginia | #221 | 9 | 1 in 719 |
| Nebraska | #292 | 8 | 1 in 1,063 |
| Arkansas | #329 | 10 | 1 in 1,257 |
| Missouri | #336 | 19 | 1 in 1,413 |
| Ohio | #351 | 32 | 1 in 1,640 |
| Michigan | #361 | 24 | 1 in 1,673 |
| Washington | #362 | 20 | 1 in 1,583 |
| Oregon | #364 | 10 | 1 in 1,479 |
| Georgia | #372 | 30 | 1 in 1,680 |
| South Carolina | #380 | 13 | 1 in 1,571 |
| Kentucky | #385 | 12 | 1 in 1,651 |
| Maryland | #397 | 13 | 1 in 1,787 |
| Alabama | #398 | 13 | 1 in 1,684 |
| Iowa | #415 | 8 | 1 in 1,668 |
| Connecticut | #422 | 6 | 1 in 2,206 |
| Pennsylvania | #428 | 24 | 1 in 2,168 |
| Indiana | #430 | 16 | 1 in 1,975 |
| Louisiana | #432 | 12 | 1 in 1,702 |
| Oklahoma | #433 | 10 | 1 in 1,751 |
| Wisconsin | #448 | 11 | 1 in 2,140 |
| Illinois | #464 | 22 | 1 in 2,280 |
| Texas | #467 | 72 | 1 in 2,464 |
| Tennessee | #482 | 15 | 1 in 2,382 |
| Arizona | #488 | 14 | 1 in 2,322 |
| Florida | #496 | 35 | 1 in 2,692 |
| Nevada | #505 | 5 | 1 in 2,205 |
| California | #507 | 63 | 1 in 2,855 |
| Colorado | #562 | 9 | 1 in 2,757 |
| Kansas | #568 | 5 | 1 in 2,714 |
| Virginia | #582 | 12 | 1 in 3,104 |
| North Carolina | #602 | 15 | 1 in 3,382 |
| Massachusetts | #603 | 7 | 1 in 3,900 |
| Utah | #617 | 6 | 1 in 3,062 |
| New Jersey | #618 | 11 | 1 in 3,670 |
| New York | #633 | 23 | 1 in 3,729 |
| Minnesota | #734 | 6 | 1 in 4,000 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Johnathan
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 4 spots since 2024 (#512 → #508)
- 90 spots since 2020 (#418 → #508)
- 200 spots since 2015 (#308 → #508)
- Biggest jump: 206 spots in 1952 (#1,171 → #965)
- Biggest drop: 87 spots in 1957 (#712 → #799)
Rise & fade · boys
109 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1990 at #108 (3,245 births)
- Births halved by 2011, 21 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 76 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 76 yrs · run 1952–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 633
- Highest: 1 in 633 boys born in 1990 were named Johnathan (0.16%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,876 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
- 27.7% of all boys named Johnathan (27,264) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | #845 (1886) | #856 |
| 1890s | 0 | — | — |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 51 | #2,043 (1916) | #2,918 |
| 1920s | 93 | #2,089 (1925) | #3,024 |
| 1930s | 97 | #1,829 (1933) | #2,567 |
| 1940s | 215 | #1,013 (1949) | #1,740 |
| 1950s | 792 | #712 (1956) | #863 |
| 1960s | 2,432 | #400 (1969) | #520 |
| 1970s | 7,820 | #208 (1979) | #267 |
| 1980s | 21,908 | #112 (1989) | #133 |
| 1990s | 27,264 | #108 (1990) | #131 |
| 2000s | 21,920 | #157 (2000) | #181 |
| 2010s | 11,804 | #216 (2010) | #306 |
| 2020s | 3,855 | #418 (2020) | #475 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Johnathan in 2023
boys
#467
653 births · 1 in 2,620 boys
Top boys' names in 2023
More about 2023
boys
1,710,576 boys got a published name in 2023; 1 in 2,620 of them was named Johnathan, which outranked 96.7% of the 14,215 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
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Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.