Jonothan
- Last seen for boys in 2015 at #12,086
- Peak · boys
- 1982 · 33 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 882since 1950
Jonothan over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Jonothan has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | boys | |
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| rank | births | |
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| 2015 | #12,086 | 5 |
| 2014 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2013 | — | |
| 2012 | #12,274 | 5 |
| 2011 | — | |
| 2010 | #12,231 | 5 |
| 2009 | #6,436 | 13 |
| 2008 | #11,037 | 6 |
| 2007 | #9,788 | 7 |
| 2006 | #6,460 | 12 |
| 2005 | #7,096 | 10 |
| 2004 | #6,976 | 10 |
| 2003 | #5,271 | 14 |
| 2002 | #7,055 | 9 |
| 2001 | #4,302 | 18 |
| 2000 | #5,040 | 14 |
| 1999 | #6,042 | 10 |
| 1998 | #4,650 | 14 |
| 1997 | #3,601 | 19 |
| 1996 | #3,830 | 17 |
| 1995 | #3,191 | 21 |
| 1994 | #3,469 | 19 |
| 1993 | #3,246 | 20 |
| 1992 | #2,999 | 22 |
| 1991 | #2,683 | 25 |
| 1990 | #2,695 | 24 |
| 1989 | #2,469 | 26 |
| 1988 | #3,915 | 12 |
| 1987 | #2,020 | 30 |
| 1986 | #2,601 | 20 |
| 1985 | #2,071 | 27 |
| 1984 | #2,613 | 18 |
| 1983 | #2,341 | 21 |
| 1982 | #1,734 | 33 |
| 1981 | #2,204 | 23 |
| 1980 | #2,729 | 17 |
| 1979 | #2,465 | 19 |
| 1978 | #2,669 | 16 |
| 1977 | #2,270 | 20 |
| 1976 | #3,264 | 11 |
| 1975 | #2,450 | 17 |
| 1974 | #2,050 | 21 |
| 1973 | #2,606 | 14 |
| 1972 | #2,243 | 17 |
| 1971 | #1,823 | 24 |
| 1970 | #3,071 | 10 |
| 1969 | #2,682 | 11 |
| 1968 | #3,107 | 8 |
| 1967 | #2,470 | 11 |
| 1966 | #1,814 | 18 |
| 1965 | #2,780 | 9 |
| 1964 | #3,282 | 7 |
| 1963 | #3,318 | 7 |
| 1962 | #2,673 | 10 |
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| 1960 | #2,210 | 14 |
| 1959 | #2,530 | 11 |
| 1958 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1957 | #3,257 | 7 |
| 1956 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #2,302 | 12 |
| 1954 | #2,942 | 8 |
| 1953 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #3,373 | 6 |
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| 1950 | #3,329 | 6 |
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First appearance
1950
The first year at least five boys were named Jonothan! It came in at #3,329, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1951, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Jonothan is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Jonothan in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2015
Rise & fade · boys
32 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1950
- Peaked 1982 at #1,734 (33 births)
- Births halved by 1988, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 54,983
- Highest: 1 in 54,983 boys born in 1982 were named Jonothan (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 383,349 boys born in 2015 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1980s
- 25.7% of all boys named Jonothan (227) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67 | #2,302 (1955) | #3,188 |
| 1960s | 95 | #1,814 (1966) | #2,704 |
| 1970s | 169 | #1,823 (1971) | #2,491 |
| 1980s | 227 | #1,734 (1982) | #2,470 |
| 1990s | 191 | #2,683 (1991) | #3,641 |
| 2000s | 113 | #4,302 (2001) | #6,946 |
| 2010s | 20 | #12,086 (2015) | #12,175 |
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.
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