Masculine dossier · first seen 1881

Johnathan

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1990
Peak era
1990
Peak births
3,245
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Millennial

Quick answers about Johnathan

How many people are named Johnathan?

An estimated 94,321 living Americans are named Johnathan.

How rare is Johnathan?

Johnathan is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 594 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 81.7% from its 1990 peak.

How old is the typical Johnathan?

The median age of a living American named Johnathan is approximately 31 years, with most bearers falling between 20 and 39 years old.

Is Johnathan still popular?

Not especially. Johnathan has been declining since its 1990 peak and registered 594 births in 2025.

Where is Johnathan most common?

Johnathan has its strongest geographic signal in Alabama, where it appears 2.4× more often than the national baseline.

1881Peak 19902025
peak 1990 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
1990
Decline from peak
81.7%
2025
594
All-time
98,262

Johnathan is most concentrated in Alabama — about 2.4× the national rate in the 1970s. It also runs high in North Carolina and Tennessee.

States where Johnathan is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.

Alabama: 2.4× the national rate AL Alaska: near or below the national rate AK Arizona: near or below the national rate AZ Arkansas: near or below the national rate AR California: near or below the national rate CA Colorado: near or below the national rate CO Connecticut: near or below the national rate CT Delaware: near or below the national rate DE District of Columbia: near or below the national rate DC Florida: near or below the national rate FL Georgia: near or below the national rate GA Hawaii: near or below the national rate HI Idaho: near or below the national rate ID Illinois: near or below the national rate IL Indiana: near or below the national rate IN Iowa: near or below the national rate IA Kansas: near or below the national rate KS Kentucky: near or below the national rate KY Louisiana: near or below the national rate LA Maine: near or below the national rate ME Maryland: near or below the national rate MD Massachusetts: near or below the national rate MA Michigan: near or below the national rate MI Minnesota: near or below the national rate MN Mississippi: near or below the national rate MS Missouri: near or below the national rate MO Montana: near or below the national rate MT Nebraska: near or below the national rate NE Nevada: near or below the national rate NV New Hampshire: near or below the national rate NH New Jersey: near or below the national rate NJ New Mexico: near or below the national rate NM New York: near or below the national rate NY North Carolina: 2.4× the national rate NC North Dakota: near or below the national rate ND Ohio: near or below the national rate OH Oklahoma: near or below the national rate OK Oregon: near or below the national rate OR Pennsylvania: near or below the national rate PA Rhode Island: near or below the national rate RI South Carolina: near or below the national rate SC South Dakota: near or below the national rate SD Tennessee: 2.4× the national rate TN Texas: near or below the national rate TX Utah: near or below the national rate UT Vermont: near or below the national rate VT Virginia: near or below the national rate VA Washington: near or below the national rate WA West Virginia: near or below the national rate WV Wisconsin: near or below the national rate WI Wyoming: near or below the national rate WY