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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201992peak #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 1992

  • 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: #175 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,037 boysWAIdaho: #243 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,434 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #218 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,021 boysMNIllinois: #273 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,834 boysILWisconsin: #224 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,770 boysWIMichigan: #190 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,372 boysMINew York: #378 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 3,071 boysNYMassachusetts: #432 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,843 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedRIOregon: #268 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,767 boysORNevada: #283 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,809 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedSDIowa: #199 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,463 boysIAIndiana: #166 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,059 boysINOhio: #216 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,638 boysOHPennsylvania: #381 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 4,099 boysPANew Jersey: #663 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,778 boysNJConnecticut: #338 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,490 boysCTCalifornia: #402 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 3,599 boysCAUtah: #331 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,384 boysUTColorado: #201 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,234 boysCONebraska: #217 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,475 boysNEMissouri: #182 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,251 boysMOKentucky: #108 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 565 boysKYWest Virginia: #133 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 733 boysWVVirginia: #305 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,337 boysVAMaryland: #266 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,992 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedDEArizona: #243 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,487 boysAZNew Mexico: #184 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 829 boysNMKansas: #263 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,774 boysKSArkansas: #188 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,023 boysARTennessee: #144 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 879 boysTNNorth Carolina: #180 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,161 boysNCSouth Carolina: #159 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 903 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #217 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,356 boysOKLouisiana: #303 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,794 boysLAMississippi: #174 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 862 boysMSAlabama: #187 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 976 boysALGeorgia: #194 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,161 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedHITexas: #315 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 1,940 boysTXFlorida: #251 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,683 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kentucky#108 · 1 in 565
  2. West Virginia#133 · 1 in 733
  3. Tennessee#144 · 1 in 879
  4. South Carolina#159 · 1 in 903
  5. Indiana#166 · 1 in 1,059

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#108431 in 565
West Virginia#133141 in 733
Tennessee#144401 in 879
South Carolina#159251 in 903
Indiana#166371 in 1,059
Mississippi#174191 in 862
Washington#175351 in 1,037
North Carolina#180401 in 1,161
Missouri#182291 in 1,251
New Mexico#184141 in 829
Alabama#187271 in 976
Arkansas#188141 in 1,023
Michigan#190481 in 1,372
Georgia#194421 in 1,161
Iowa#199121 in 1,463
Colorado#201201 in 1,234
Ohio#216471 in 1,638
Nebraska#21771 in 1,475
Oklahoma#217151 in 1,356
Minnesota#218151 in 2,021
Wisconsin#224181 in 1,770
Arizona#243211 in 1,487
Idaho#24351 in 1,434
Florida#251521 in 1,683
Kansas#26391 in 1,774
Maryland#266161 in 1,992
Oregon#268111 in 1,767
Illinois#273471 in 1,834
Nevada#28351 in 1,809
Louisiana#303171 in 1,794
Virginia#305181 in 2,337
Texas#315791 in 1,940
Utah#33171 in 2,384
Connecticut#33861 in 3,490
New York#378431 in 3,071
Pennsylvania#381191 in 4,099
California#402791 in 3,599
Massachusetts#43271 in 5,843
New Jersey#66361 in 8,778
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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——
1930s0——
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 1992

boys
#279
1,023 births · 1 in 1,953 boys

Top boys' names in 1992

  1. #1Michael54,410
  2. #2Christopher42,468
  3. #3Matthew37,733
  4. #4Joshua36,221
  5. #5Andrew30,542
  6. #6Brandon29,628
  7. #7Daniel29,157
  8. #8Tyler28,806
  9. #9James28,513
  10. #10David28,425
  11. #279Johnathon1,023
More about 1992

boys

1,997,409 boys got a published name in 1992; 1 in 1,953 of them was named Johnathon, which outranked 97.2% of the 9,820 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johnathon
  1. #276Deandre1,036
  2. #276Landon1,036
  3. #278Zackary1,030
  4. #279Johnathon1,023
  5. #280Demetrius1,022
  6. #280Kaleb1,022
  7. #282Harrison1,019
Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,348Dalvin#7,271 → #923
  2. ↑ 3,435Jalen#3,813 → #378
  3. ↑ 2,026Davante#2,828 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,555Davonta#2,469 → #914
  5. ↑ 1,383Juwan#2,344 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,632Unnamed#972 → #3,604
  2. ↓ 450Octavius#945 → #1,395
  3. ↓ 398Male#679 → #1,077
  4. ↓ 394Khiry#915 → #1,309
  5. ↓ 379Dijon#915 → #1,294

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

See the top 100 for 1992 →