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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202000peak #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 2000

  • 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: #353 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,314 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedIDMontana: #201 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 799 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #323 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,445 boysMNIllinois: #337 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 2,235 boysILWisconsin: #393 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,282 boysWIMichigan: #317 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,196 boysMINew York: #556 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 4,981 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedORNevada: #316 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,769 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedSDIowa: #264 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,514 boysIAIndiana: #247 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,512 boysINOhio: #228 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,501 boysOHPennsylvania: #380 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 3,288 boysPANew Jersey: #748 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,988 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #423 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 3,700 boysCAUtah: #531 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,189 boysUTColorado: #385 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,584 boysCONebraska: #324 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,034 boysNEMissouri: #243 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,562 boysMOKentucky: #193 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,100 boysKYWest Virginia: #174 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 919 boysWVVirginia: #466 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,731 boysVAMaryland: #530 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,107 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedDEArizona: #445 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,447 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedNMKansas: #333 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,062 boysKSArkansas: #227 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,145 boysARTennessee: #235 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,353 boysTNNorth Carolina: #315 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,916 boysNCSouth Carolina: #275 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,493 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #215 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,031 boysOKLouisiana: #407 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,271 boysLAMississippi: #331 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,728 boysMSAlabama: #293 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,687 boysALGeorgia: #334 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,052 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedHITexas: #414 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 3,007 boysTXFlorida: #419 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,790 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. West Virginia#174 · 1 in 919
  2. Kentucky#193 · 1 in 1,100
  3. Montana#201 · 1 in 799
  4. Oklahoma#215 · 1 in 1,031
  5. Arkansas#227 · 1 in 1,145

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#174101 in 919
Kentucky#193221 in 1,100
Montana#20151 in 799
Oklahoma#215201 in 1,031
Arkansas#227131 in 1,145
Ohio#228471 in 1,501
Tennessee#235271 in 1,353
Missouri#243221 in 1,562
Indiana#247261 in 1,512
Iowa#264111 in 1,514
South Carolina#275141 in 1,493
Alabama#293151 in 1,687
North Carolina#315271 in 1,916
Nevada#31671 in 1,769
Michigan#317271 in 2,196
Minnesota#323121 in 2,445
Nebraska#32451 in 2,034
Mississippi#33191 in 1,728
Kansas#33381 in 2,062
Georgia#334271 in 2,052
Illinois#337361 in 2,235
Washington#353151 in 2,314
Pennsylvania#380201 in 3,288
Colorado#385111 in 2,584
Wisconsin#39391 in 3,282
Louisiana#407121 in 2,271
Texas#414571 in 3,007
Florida#419321 in 2,790
California#423671 in 3,700
Arizona#445111 in 3,447
Virginia#466111 in 3,731
Maryland#53071 in 4,107
Utah#53151 in 4,189
New York#556231 in 4,981
New Jersey#74861 in 7,988
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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 2000

boys
#376
696 births · 1 in 2,822 boys

Top boys' names in 2000

  1. #1Jacob34,492
  2. #2Michael32,045
  3. #3Matthew28,580
  4. #4Joshua27,543
  5. #5Christopher24,936
  6. #6Nicholas24,653
  7. #7Andrew23,658
  8. #8Joseph22,844
  9. #9Daniel22,338
  10. #10Tyler21,506
  11. #376Johnathon696
More about 2000

boys

1,964,001 boys got a published name in 2000; 1 in 2,822 of them was named Johnathon, which outranked 96.9% of the 12,119 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johnathon
  1. #373Reginald700
  2. #373Zachariah700
  3. #375Desmond699
  4. #376Johnathon696
  5. #376Dean696
  6. #376Felix696
  7. #379Quinton688
  8. #380Ali684
  9. #381Davis681

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

Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,806Maximus#5,656 → #850
  2. ↑ 2,950Elian#3,376 → #426
  3. ↑ 438Axel#799 → #361
  4. ↑ 437Luca#1,063 → #626
  5. ↑ 403Jevon#1,039 → #636
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,334Trajan#996 → #2,330
  2. ↓ 498Jordi#743 → #1,241
  3. ↓ 322Auston#931 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 298Tyreke#737 → #1,035
  5. ↓ 274Tahj#863 → #1,137

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

See the top 100 for 2000 →