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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #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 1994

  • 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: #254 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,606 boysWAIdaho: #173 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 773 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #363 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,159 boysMNIllinois: #307 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 2,165 boysILWisconsin: #239 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,889 boysWIMichigan: #199 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,419 boysMINew York: #517 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 5,033 boysNYMassachusetts: #427 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,518 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedRIOregon: #252 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,595 boysORNevada: #303 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,913 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #177 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 877 boysSDIowa: #153 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 942 boysIAIndiana: #155 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 896 boysINOhio: #156 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 1,065 boysOHPennsylvania: #433 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 4,586 boysPANew Jersey: #547 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,617 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #384 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 3,294 boysCAUtah: #256 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,583 boysUTColorado: #266 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,621 boysCONebraska: #164 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 997 boysNEMissouri: #182 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,197 boysMOKentucky: #144 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 902 boysKYWest Virginia: #222 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,973 boysWVVirginia: #418 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,416 boysVAMaryland: #499 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,011 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedDEArizona: #273 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,680 boysAZNew Mexico: #266 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,393 boysNMKansas: #210 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,291 boysKSArkansas: #171 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 867 boysARTennessee: #154 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 911 boysTNNorth Carolina: #178 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,040 boysNCSouth Carolina: #191 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 984 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #220 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,285 boysOKLouisiana: #210 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,041 boysLAMississippi: #241 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,204 boysMSAlabama: #176 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 932 boysALGeorgia: #278 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,849 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedHITexas: #285 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 1,629 boysTXFlorida: #314 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 2,136 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kentucky#144 · 1 in 902
  2. Iowa#153 · 1 in 942
  3. Tennessee#154 · 1 in 911
  4. Indiana#155 · 1 in 896
  5. Ohio#156 · 1 in 1,065

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#144261 in 902
Iowa#153181 in 942
Tennessee#154381 in 911
Indiana#155421 in 896
Ohio#156691 in 1,065
Nebraska#164101 in 997
Arkansas#171161 in 867
Idaho#17391 in 773
Alabama#176271 in 932
South Dakota#17751 in 877
North Carolina#178431 in 1,040
Missouri#182291 in 1,197
South Carolina#191211 in 984
Michigan#199441 in 1,419
Kansas#210121 in 1,291
Louisiana#210271 in 1,041
Oklahoma#220151 in 1,285
West Virginia#22251 in 1,973
Wisconsin#239161 in 1,889
Mississippi#241131 in 1,204
Oregon#252121 in 1,595
Washington#254211 in 1,606
Utah#256111 in 1,583
Colorado#266151 in 1,621
New Mexico#26681 in 1,393
Arizona#273191 in 1,680
Georgia#278261 in 1,849
Texas#285941 in 1,629
Nevada#30351 in 1,913
Illinois#307391 in 2,165
Florida#314401 in 2,136
Minnesota#36371 in 4,159
California#384811 in 3,294
Virginia#418121 in 3,416
Massachusetts#42771 in 5,518
Pennsylvania#433161 in 4,586
Maryland#49961 in 5,011
New York#517251 in 5,033
New Jersey#54791 in 5,617
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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 1994

boys
#288
948 births · 1 in 2,038 boys

Top boys' names in 1994

  1. #1Michael44,477
  2. #2Christopher34,807
  3. #3Matthew33,654
  4. #4Joshua31,374
  5. #5Tyler30,482
  6. #6Brandon29,492
  7. #7Jacob29,417
  8. #8Daniel28,065
  9. #9Nicholas27,770
  10. #10Andrew26,019
  11. #288Johnathon948
More about 1994

boys

1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 2,038 of them was named Johnathon, which outranked 97.2% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johnathon
  1. #284Jamie954
  2. #286Giovanni952
  3. #287Kendall949
  4. #288Johnathon948
  5. #288Miles948
  6. #290Eddie946
  7. #291Theodore941
  8. #291Willie941

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,574Tyrin#2,509 → #935
  2. ↑ 714River#1,638 → #924
  3. ↑ 472Bryton#1,460 → #988
  4. ↑ 463Kahlil#1,444 → #981
  5. ↑ 446Jayden#1,295 → #849
Fallers
  1. ↓ 551Garth#965 → #1,516
  2. ↓ 364Jordy#828 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 342Montel#889 → #1,231
  4. ↓ 289Darrel#889 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 245Deante#859 → #1,104

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

See the top 100 for 1994 →