Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Jonathan

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1988

Peak era

1988

Peak rank proxy

24,348

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Millennial

1880Peak 19882024

Peak year

1988

Decline from peak

83.5%

2024

4,018

All-time

866,991

Jonathan 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 1988, when 24,348 boys were named Jonathan.

In 2024, only 4,018 boys were given the name.

Down 83.5% from its peak.

All told, about 866,991 Americans have been named Jonathan and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1988

198824,348 boys named Jonathan

20244,018 boys named Jonathan

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