Boys' name · peaked in 1990
Johnathan name popularity since 1925
98,506 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Johnathan. Half of them were born in 1995 or earlier, so the typical Johnathan is about 31 years old in 2026. Johnathan peaked in 1990 as the #108 name for boys, and it ranked #508 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 98,506
- Named Johnathan, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #508
- for boys in 2025 (594 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 349 girls · 98,157 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 1.74× its national share
Peak year is the year Johnathan made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Johnathan births per year, 1925–2025
1990 was the biggest year for Johnathan both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1967 and 1972, Johnathan became 2.6× more common, from 1 in 6,560 baby boys to 1 in 2,480.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Johnathan's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Johnathan.
Decade by decade
Babies named Johnathan in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 50 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 97 | #2,822 |
| 1940s | 0 | 215 | #1,604 |
| 1950s | 0 | 792 | #753 |
| 1960s | 6 | 2,432 | #538 |
| 1970s | 64 | 7,820 | #253 |
| 1980s | 164 | 21,908 | #118 |
| 1990s | 70 | 27,264 | #143 |
| 2000s | 45 | 21,920 | #182 |
| 2010s | 0 | 11,804 | #308 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 3,855 | #508 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
40.9% of babies named Johnathan from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Johnathan is most popular
The index compares Johnathan's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Johnathan.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 1.74× | 601 |
| Tennessee | 1.67× | 3,414 |
| Florida | 1.55× | 5,426 |
| Georgia | 1.52× | 4,064 |
| South Carolina | 1.49× | 2,019 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Johnathan and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Johnathan (this page) | 98,157 | 1990 |
| Jonathan | 869,202 | 1985 |
| Johnathon | 25,595 | 1990 |
| Johnathen | 1,357 | 1998 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Johnathan's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Johnathan.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Johnathan (1990).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data