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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Johathan

Johathan was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 840th; the most babies were born in 1988 (114). More babies were named Johathan in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1988114 babies
Total since 1880
1,936babies recorded

Johathan popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#10,1777
2000#4,12919
1990#1,32271
1980#1,11866
1970#1,48033
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
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1890——
1880——

How popular is Johathan, counting every spelling?

Johathan has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Johathan?

About 1,800 people born in the US named Johathan are alive today, with a median age of 41; half are between 36 and 46. That makes Johathan mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Johathan by state

How common Johathan was among boys born in each state in 1986–1990, around its peak. In 37 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesWA0.03Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesIL0.01Michigan: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesMI0.01New York: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesNY0.07Massachusetts: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMA0.03Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesIN0.03Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesCA0.06Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMO0.05Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesSC0.04District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesLA0.03Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesAL0.05Georgia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesGA0.04Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesTX0.06Florida: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesFL0.03
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Johathan, boys, 1986–1990. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Johathan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Johathan, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Johathan

How popular is the name Johathan?

Johathan was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 840th; the most babies were born in 1988 (114). More babies were named Johathan in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Johathan a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,936 boys.

Where was Johathan most popular?

In 1986–1990, Johathan was most common in New York (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Texas.