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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201993peak #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 1993

  • 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: #209 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,233 boysWAIdaho: #185 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 886 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #205 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,653 boysMNIllinois: #310 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 2,139 boysILWisconsin: #198 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,557 boysWIMichigan: #178 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,138 boysMINew York: #425 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 3,682 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedRIOregon: #253 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,603 boysORNevada: #235 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,304 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedSDIowa: #207 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,594 boysIAIndiana: #189 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,334 boysINOhio: #171 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 1,226 boysOHPennsylvania: #350 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 3,443 boysPANew Jersey: #368 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,399 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #372 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 3,130 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedUTColorado: #217 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,281 boysCONebraska: #226 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,650 boysNEMissouri: #207 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,487 boysMOKentucky: #137 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 886 boysKYWest Virginia: #130 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 765 boysWVVirginia: #337 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,567 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedDEArizona: #296 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,923 boysAZNew Mexico: #320 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,908 boysNMKansas: #344 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,616 boysKSArkansas: #215 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,298 boysARTennessee: #177 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,076 boysTNNorth Carolina: #230 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,495 boysNCSouth Carolina: #290 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,799 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #147 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 722 boysOKLouisiana: #303 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,720 boysLAMississippi: #173 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 792 boysMSAlabama: #205 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,178 boysALGeorgia: #219 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,266 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedHITexas: #265 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 1,472 boysTXFlorida: #319 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 2,195 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. West Virginia#130 · 1 in 765
  2. Kentucky#137 · 1 in 886
  3. Oklahoma#147 · 1 in 722
  4. Ohio#171 · 1 in 1,226
  5. Mississippi#173 · 1 in 792

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#130131 in 765
Kentucky#137271 in 886
Oklahoma#147271 in 722
Ohio#171611 in 1,226
Mississippi#173201 in 792
Tennessee#177321 in 1,076
Michigan#178561 in 1,138
Idaho#18581 in 886
Indiana#189291 in 1,334
Wisconsin#198201 in 1,557
Alabama#205221 in 1,178
Minnesota#205181 in 1,653
Iowa#207111 in 1,594
Missouri#207241 in 1,487
Washington#209281 in 1,233
Arkansas#215111 in 1,298
Colorado#217191 in 1,281
Georgia#219381 in 1,266
Nebraska#22661 in 1,650
North Carolina#230301 in 1,495
Nevada#23571 in 1,304
Oregon#253121 in 1,603
Texas#2651041 in 1,472
South Carolina#290121 in 1,799
Arizona#296161 in 1,923
Louisiana#303171 in 1,720
Illinois#310401 in 2,139
Florida#319401 in 2,195
New Mexico#32061 in 1,908
Virginia#337161 in 2,567
Kansas#34461 in 2,616
Pennsylvania#350221 in 3,443
New Jersey#368151 in 3,399
California#372881 in 3,130
New York#425351 in 3,682
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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 1993

boys
#286
967 births · 1 in 2,028 boys

Top boys' names in 1993

  1. #1Michael49,571
  2. #2Christopher38,237
  3. #3Matthew35,782
  4. #4Joshua33,590
  5. #5Tyler29,800
  6. #6Brandon28,735
  7. #7Daniel28,698
  8. #8Nicholas28,114
  9. #9Jacob27,487
  10. #10Andrew27,326
  11. #286Johnathon967
More about 1993

boys

1,961,328 boys got a published name in 1993; 1 in 2,028 of them was named Johnathon, which outranked 97.2% of the 10,170 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johnathon
  1. #283Gage991
  2. #284Lee989
  3. #285Josue987
  4. #286Johnathon967
  5. #287Kendall965
  6. #288Giovanni963
  7. #289Devante961
Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,880Savon#6,670 → #790
  2. ↑ 2,006Jordy#2,834 → #828
  3. ↑ 662Austyn#1,598 → #936
  4. ↑ 471Devaughn#1,395 → #924
  5. ↑ 454Mikal#1,294 → #840
Fallers
  1. ↓ 329Channing#887 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 307Garth#658 → #965
  3. ↓ 252Earnest#911 → #1,163
  4. ↓ 241Armand#987 → #1,228
  5. ↓ 240Spenser#831 → #1,071

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

See the top 100 for 1993 →