Johnathan Boy
How popular is Johnathan?
#508 boy name in 2025
594 baby boys were named Johnathan in the US in 2025, making it the 508th most popular boy name.
Johnathan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #508 for boys (▲ 4 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 594 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-49% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #308 in 2015, #418 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1990 (3,245 boys) |
| Highest rank | #108 in 1990 |
| First recorded | 1881 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Johnathan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jonathan family of names ranked #79 for boys in 2025 (#75 the year before), with 4,610 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan | 3,822 | 83% |
| Johnathan | 594 | 13% |
| Jonathon | 119 | 3% |
| Johnathon | 66 | 1% |
| Jonnathan | 9 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Johnathan is most popular
Babies named Johnathan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Alabama: 0.7 per 1,000 (75 boys)
- West Virginia: 0.7 per 1,000 (22 boys)
- Missouri: 0.7 per 1,000 (92 boys)
- Kentucky: 0.6 per 1,000 (61 boys)
- Oregon: 0.6 per 1,000 (45 boys)
Johnathan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | #845 |
| 1910s | 51 | #2,042 |
| 1920s | 93 | #2,088 |
| 1930s | 97 | #1,829 |
| 1940s | 215 | #1,012 |
| 1950s | 792 | #711 |
| 1960s | 2,432 | #400 |
| 1970s | 7,820 | #208 |
| 1980s | 21,908 | #112 |
| 1990s | 27,264 | #108 |
| 2000s | 21,920 | #157 |
| 2010s | 11,804 | #216 |
| 2020s | 3,855 | #418 |
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Questions
- Is Johnathan a boy or girl name?
- Johnathan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Johnathan were boys.
- How popular is the name Johnathan?
- 594 baby boys were named Johnathan in the US in 2025, making it the 508th most popular boy name.
- When was Johnathan most popular?
- Johnathan peaked in 1990, when 3,245 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #108 in 1990.
- How many people are named Johnathan?
- 98,611 babies have been named Johnathan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 94,545 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 31.
- Where is Johnathan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Johnathan was most common in Alabama, at 0.7 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.