Masculine dossier · first seen 1881

Johnathan

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Johnathan
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1990

Peak era

1990

Peak rank proxy

3,245

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Millennial

1881Peak 19902024

Peak year

1990

Decline from peak

81.8%

2024

590

All-time

97,656

Johnathan is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1990, when 3,245 boys were named Johnathan.

In 2024, only 590 boys were given the name.

Down 81.8% from its peak.

All told, about 97,656 Americans have been named Johnathan and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1881.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1990

19903,245 boys named Johnathan

2024590 boys named Johnathan

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