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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202009peak #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 2009

  • 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: #901 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,392 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedMNIllinois: #535 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 3,628 boysILWisconsin: #563 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,100 boysWIMichigan: #329 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,898 boysMINew York: #1,312 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 13,464 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: 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: #398 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,260 boysIAIndiana: #313 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,699 boysINOhio: #332 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,021 boysOHPennsylvania: #1,008 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 10,354 boysPANew Jersey: #973 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,923 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #851 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 8,968 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedUTColorado: #560 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,593 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedNEMissouri: #343 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,859 boysMOKentucky: #338 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,130 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedWVVirginia: #746 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,023 boysVAMaryland: #761 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,751 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedDEArizona: #779 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,656 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedNMKansas: #494 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,791 boysKSArkansas: #455 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,504 boysARTennessee: #449 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,794 boysTNNorth Carolina: #592 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,141 boysNCSouth Carolina: #473 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,713 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #531 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,065 boysOKLouisiana: #689 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,173 boysLAMississippi: #475 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,484 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedALGeorgia: #462 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,683 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Johnathon, so not publishedHITexas: #620 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 4,661 boysTXFlorida: #984 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 8,663 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Indiana#313 · 1 in 1,699
  2. Michigan#329 · 1 in 1,898
  3. Ohio#332 · 1 in 2,021
  4. Kentucky#338 · 1 in 2,130
  5. Missouri#343 · 1 in 1,859

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Indiana#313221 in 1,699
Michigan#329261 in 1,898
Ohio#332311 in 2,021
Kentucky#338111 in 2,130
Missouri#343181 in 1,859
Iowa#39871 in 2,260
Tennessee#449131 in 2,794
Arkansas#45561 in 2,504
Georgia#462221 in 2,683
South Carolina#47381 in 2,713
Mississippi#47561 in 2,484
Kansas#49461 in 2,791
Oklahoma#53171 in 3,065
Illinois#535201 in 3,628
Colorado#56081 in 3,593
Wisconsin#56371 in 4,100
North Carolina#592131 in 4,141
Texas#620401 in 4,661
Louisiana#68961 in 4,173
Virginia#74671 in 6,023
Maryland#76151 in 5,751
Arizona#77961 in 6,656
California#851271 in 8,968
Washington#90151 in 7,392
New Jersey#97351 in 8,923
Florida#984111 in 8,663
Pennsylvania#1,00861 in 10,354
New York#1,31281 in 13,464
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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 2009

boys
#634
395 births · 1 in 5,022 boys

Top boys' names in 2009

  1. #1Jacob21,204
  2. #2Ethan19,858
  3. #3Michael18,964
  4. #4Alexander18,254
  5. #5William17,937
  6. #6Joshua17,671
  7. #7Daniel17,564
  8. #8Jayden17,316
  9. #9Noah17,262
  10. #10Christopher16,368
  11. #634Johnathon395
More about 2009

boys

1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 5,022 of them was named Johnathon, which outranked 95.6% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johnathon
  1. #630Jase396
  2. #630Neil396
  3. #630Toby396
  4. #634Johnathon395
  5. #634Jaeden395
  6. #634Zachery395
  7. #637Davin393
  8. #637Jaylon393
  9. #639Jadiel392

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

Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 951Knox#1,655 → #704
  2. ↑ 510Kellan#1,133 → #623
  3. ↑ 462Jaxen#1,329 → #867
  4. ↑ 422Bentley#936 → #514
  5. ↑ 354Archer#1,037 → #683
Fallers
  1. ↓ 493Yurem#995 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 222Cordell#786 → #1,008
  3. ↓ 212Shamar#926 → #1,138
  4. ↓ 201Trevin#797 → #998
  5. ↓ 198Glenn#865 → #1,063

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

See the top 100 for 2009 →