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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201999peak #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 1999

  • 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: #328 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,033 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedIDMontana: #189 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 799 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #389 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,634 boysMNIllinois: #319 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,995 boysILWisconsin: #314 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,253 boysWIMichigan: #248 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,591 boysMINew York: #653 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 6,690 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedRIOregon: #254 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,238 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: #253 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,660 boysIAIndiana: #212 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,164 boysINOhio: #210 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,388 boysOHPennsylvania: #536 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 5,504 boysPANew Jersey: #510 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,744 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #396 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 3,268 boysCAUtah: #339 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,061 boysUTColorado: #356 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,274 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedNEMissouri: #227 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,313 boysMOKentucky: #190 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,117 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedWVVirginia: #735 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,969 boysVAMaryland: #630 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,679 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedDEArizona: #397 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,784 boysAZNew Mexico: #222 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 981 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedKSArkansas: #211 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,026 boysARTennessee: #219 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,291 boysTNNorth Carolina: #372 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,590 boysNCSouth Carolina: #332 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,056 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #267 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,445 boysOKLouisiana: #461 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,733 boysLAMississippi: #294 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,521 boysMSAlabama: #310 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,919 boysALGeorgia: #340 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,069 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedHITexas: #325 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 1,960 boysTXFlorida: #476 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,618 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#189 · 1 in 799
  2. Kentucky#190 · 1 in 1,117
  3. Ohio#210 · 1 in 1,388
  4. Arkansas#211 · 1 in 1,026
  5. Indiana#212 · 1 in 1,164

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#18951 in 799
Kentucky#190211 in 1,117
Ohio#210501 in 1,388
Arkansas#211141 in 1,026
Indiana#212331 in 1,164
Tennessee#219281 in 1,291
New Mexico#222111 in 981
Missouri#227261 in 1,313
Michigan#248371 in 1,591
Iowa#253101 in 1,660
Oregon#254161 in 1,238
Oklahoma#267141 in 1,445
Mississippi#294101 in 1,521
Alabama#310131 in 1,919
Wisconsin#314131 in 2,253
Illinois#319401 in 1,995
Texas#325841 in 1,960
Washington#328171 in 2,033
South Carolina#332101 in 2,056
Utah#339101 in 2,061
Georgia#340261 in 2,069
Colorado#356121 in 2,274
North Carolina#372191 in 2,590
Minnesota#38981 in 3,634
California#396741 in 3,268
Arizona#397131 in 2,784
Louisiana#461101 in 2,733
Florida#476241 in 3,618
New Jersey#510101 in 4,744
Pennsylvania#536121 in 5,504
Maryland#63051 in 5,679
New York#653171 in 6,690
Virginia#73551 in 7,969
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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 1999

boys
#359
729 births · 1 in 2,634 boys

Top boys' names in 1999

  1. #1Jacob35,371
  2. #2Michael33,915
  3. #3Matthew30,418
  4. #4Joshua27,265
  5. #5Nicholas25,639
  6. #6Christopher25,604
  7. #7Andrew23,866
  8. #8Joseph23,220
  9. #9Daniel22,704
  10. #10Tyler22,669
  11. #359Johnathon729
More about 1999

boys

1,920,150 boys got a published name in 1999; 1 in 2,634 of them was named Johnathon, which outranked 96.9% of the 11,614 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johnathon
  1. #356Maurice734
  2. #357Kody732
  3. #358Roger730
  4. #359Johnathon729
  5. #359Bobby729
  6. #361Rodrigo724
  7. #362Lukas721
  8. #363Jayson719

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

Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,239Trajan#2,235 → #996
  2. ↑ 669Tyreese#1,558 → #889
  3. ↑ 595Latrell#1,231 → #636
  4. ↑ 420Zion#694 → #274
  5. ↑ 414Xander#1,338 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 381Jaret#555 → #936
  2. ↓ 362Kordell#841 → #1,203
  3. ↓ 313Juwan#524 → #837
  4. ↓ 296Jarett#743 → #1,039
  5. ↓ 288Christion#989 → #1,277

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

See the top 100 for 1999 →