Johnathon

Last seen for girls in 2004 at #16,099 · #2,167 for boys in 2025, 66 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
1990 · 1,090 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
25,600
since 1919

Johnathon over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Johnathon has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201988peak #250, 1990boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#2,16766
2024—#2,07872
2023—#2,18865
2022—#1,78292
2021—#1,71095
2020—#1,386126
2019—#1,432122
2018—#1,261145
2017—#1,348132
2016—#1,254146
2015—#1,119171
2014—#915234
2013—#858249
2012—#825265
2011—#818266
2010—#782282
2009—#634395
2008—#655371
2007—#595425
2006—#542467
2005—#529458
2004#16,0995#509481
2003—#471533
2002—#414609
2001—#406616
2000—#376696
1999—#359729
1998—#343783
1997#13,7245#350736
1996—#302871
1995—#308859
1994—#288948
1993—#286967
1992—#2791,023
1991—#2541,068
1990—#2501,090
1989#12,3625#258985
1988—#264891
1987#9,8256#279787
1986#8,5237#288726
1985#9,3076#276756
1984#9,1446#327584
1983#8,0477#331559
1982#10,5175#352526
1981—#353498
1980—#423381
1979—#510271
1978—#516253
1977—#559224
1976—#556209
1975—#657157
1974—#708135
1973—#661145
1972—#752111
1971—#84892
1970—#93173
1969—#88574
1968—#98656
1967—#1,10245
1966—#1,10045
1965—#1,33533
1964—#1,17243
1963—#1,37532
1962—#1,17244
1961—#1,87619
1960—#1,72822
1959—#1,52227
1958—#2,37012
1957—#1,88718
1956—#1,94517
1955—#2,04815
1954—#2,11414
1953—#1,83618
1952—#2,15313
1951—#2,49510
1950—#3,0217
1949—#2,6069
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First appearance
1919

The first year at least five boys were named Johnathon! It came in at #4,168, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1919–1941, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Johnathon is popular in 1988

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedNHWashington: #152 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,019 boysWAIdaho: #118 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 636 boysIDMontana: #174 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 923 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #236 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,786 boysMNIllinois: #270 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 2,086 boysILWisconsin: #224 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,314 boysWIMichigan: #176 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,293 boysMINew York: #606 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 8,106 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedRIOregon: #159 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,080 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedSDIowa: #173 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,361 boysIAIndiana: #143 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 995 boysINOhio: #206 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,923 boysOHPennsylvania: #323 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 3,956 boysPANew Jersey: #582 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,575 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #308 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 2,425 boysCAUtah: #282 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,323 boysUTColorado: #196 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,420 boysCONebraska: #213 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,813 boysNEMissouri: #198 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,587 boysMOKentucky: #141 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 984 boysKYWest Virginia: #134 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 940 boysWVVirginia: #299 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,675 boysVAMaryland: #470 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,132 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedDEArizona: #476 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,909 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedNMKansas: #313 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,779 boysKSArkansas: #146 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 816 boysARTennessee: #174 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,302 boysTNNorth Carolina: #181 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,319 boysNCSouth Carolina: #227 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,405 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #174 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,091 boysOKLouisiana: #245 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,373 boysLAMississippi: #225 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,366 boysMSAlabama: #249 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,845 boysALGeorgia: #226 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,459 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedHITexas: #278 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 1,716 boysTXFlorida: #258 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,724 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Idaho#118 · 1 in 636
  2. West Virginia#134 · 1 in 940
  3. Kentucky#141 · 1 in 984
  4. Indiana#143 · 1 in 995
  5. Arkansas#146 · 1 in 816

Best ever in a state: #95 in Kentucky, 1991.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#118101 in 636
West Virginia#134111 in 940
Kentucky#141241 in 984
Indiana#143391 in 995
Arkansas#146181 in 816
Washington#152321 in 1,019
Oregon#159171 in 1,080
Iowa#173131 in 1,361
Montana#17451 in 923
Oklahoma#174191 in 1,091
Tennessee#174261 in 1,302
Michigan#176501 in 1,293
North Carolina#181331 in 1,319
Colorado#196171 in 1,420
Missouri#198231 in 1,587
Ohio#206401 in 1,923
Nebraska#21361 in 1,813
Wisconsin#224141 in 2,314
Mississippi#225121 in 1,366
Georgia#226321 in 1,459
South Carolina#227161 in 1,405
Minnesota#236111 in 2,786
Louisiana#245231 in 1,373
Alabama#249141 in 1,845
Florida#258491 in 1,724
Illinois#270401 in 2,086
Texas#278841 in 1,716
Utah#28271 in 2,323
Virginia#299151 in 2,675
California#3081041 in 2,425
Kansas#31361 in 2,779
Pennsylvania#323201 in 3,956
Maryland#47051 in 6,132
Arizona#47661 in 4,909
New Jersey#58261 in 8,575
New York#606161 in 8,106
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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 Johnathon
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 89 spots since 2024 (#2,078 → #2,167)
  • 781 spots since 2020 (#1,386 → #2,167)
  • 1,048 spots since 2015 (#1,119 → #2,167)
  • Biggest jump: 116 spots in 1968 (#1,102 → #986)
  • Biggest drop: 204 spots in 2015 (#915 → #1,119)
Rise & fade · boys
71 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1919
  • Peaked 1990 at #250 (1,090 births)
  • Births halved by 2003, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 47 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 47 yrs · run 1968–2014
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,884
  • Highest: 1 in 1,884 boys born in 1990 were named Johnathon (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 25,880 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 35.4% of all boys named Johnathon (9,074) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s5#4,168 (1919)#4,168
1920s0——
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1940s15#2,606 (1949)#2,909
1950s151#1,522 (1959)#2,139
1960s413#885 (1969)#1,273
1970s1,670#510 (1979)#670
1980s6,693#258 (1989)#315
1990s9,074#250 (1990)#302
2000s5,051#376 (2000)#513
2010s2,012#782 (2010)#1,061
2020s516#1,386 (2020)#1,885

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.

Johnathon in 1988

boys
#264
891 births · 1 in 2,148 boys

Top boys' names in 1988

  1. #1Michael64,171
  2. #2Christopher53,014
  3. #3Matthew45,876
  4. #4Joshua42,653
  5. #5Andrew35,745
  6. #6David35,329
  7. #7Justin35,055
  8. #8Daniel34,718
  9. #9James32,523
  10. #10Robert30,319
  11. #264Johnathon891
More about 1988

boys

1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 2,148 of them was named Johnathon, which outranked 96.9% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johnathon
  1. #261Ethan896
  2. #262Branden894
  3. #263Melvin892
  4. #264Johnathon891
  5. #265Miles887
  6. #266Elijah886
  7. #267Dale883
Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,252Nico#4,239 → #987
  2. ↑ 1,245Ridge#2,215 → #970
  3. ↑ 668Colten#1,484 → #816
  4. ↑ 600Brantley#1,587 → #987
  5. ↑ 518Long#1,337 → #819
Fallers
  1. ↓ 362Cordaro#908 → #1,270
  2. ↓ 246Ramsey#884 → #1,130
  3. ↓ 241Yaakov#974 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 233Adrain#990 → #1,223
  5. ↓ 230Kiel#846 → #1,076

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1988 →