Is Johnathan a boy or girl name?
Johnathan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 590 boys were named Johnathan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 98,005 US babies named Johnathan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #517
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Johnathan since 1881
- 98,005
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 3,253 babies
Boys and girls named Johnathan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 51 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 93 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 97 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 215 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 792 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 2,431 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 1970s | 7,823 | 64 | 0.8% |
| 1980s | 21,910 | 164 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 27,264 | 70 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 21,919 | 45 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 11,798 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 3,252 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 590 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 653 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 597 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 699 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 713 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 814 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 834 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 946 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1,027 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1,161 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1,201 | #295 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1,252 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1,411 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1,501 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1,651 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1,842 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1,963 | #200 | 5 | #18,833 |
| 2007 | 2,152 | #187 | 6 | #16,409 |
| 2006 | 2,307 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 2,242 | #182 | 10 | #10,486 |
| 2004 | 2,178 | #183 | 12 | #8,950 |
| 2003 | 2,196 | #178 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 2,264 | #171 | 5 | #16,653 |
| 2001 | 2,306 | #166 | 7 | #12,661 |
| 2000 | 2,469 | #157 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 2,519 | #146 | 7 | #11,929 |
| 1998 | 2,591 | #143 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 2,550 | #142 | 10 | #8,637 |
| 1996 | 2,564 | #138 | 6 | #12,522 |
| 1995 | 2,447 | #143 | 8 | #9,976 |
| 1994 | 2,612 | #134 | 13 | #6,849 |
| 1993 | 2,719 | #128 | 11 | #7,752 |
| 1992 | 2,897 | #122 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 3,120 | #110 | 7 | #10,775 |
| 1990 | 3,245 | #108 | 8 | #9,642 |
| 1989 | 2,964 | #112 | 12 | #6,716 |
| 1988 | 2,675 | #115 | 13 | #6,038 |
| 1987 | 2,479 | #116 | 22 | #3,908 |
| 1986 | 2,417 | #115 | 20 | #4,093 |
| 1985 | 2,391 | #118 | 15 | #4,947 |
| 1984 | 2,099 | #132 | 16 | #4,582 |
| 1983 | 1,927 | #137 | 23 | #3,476 |
| 1982 | 1,837 | #152 | 18 | #4,238 |
| 1981 | 1,712 | #158 | 15 | #4,826 |
| 1980 | 1,409 | #174 | 10 | #6,493 |
| 1979 | 1,140 | #209 | 7 | #8,404 |
| 1978 | 942 | #224 | 17 | #4,150 |
| 1977 | 930 | #232 | 7 | #7,872 |
| 1976 | 872 | #232 | 8 | #6,882 |
| 1975 | 795 | #253 | 5 | #9,660 |
| 1974 | 669 | #281 | 8 | #6,487 |
| 1973 | 738 | #262 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1972 | 656 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 578 | #323 | 5 | #8,859 |
| 1970 | 503 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 396 | #400 | 6 | #6,984 |
| 1968 | 359 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 267 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 258 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 206 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 223 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 213 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 231 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 135 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 143 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 109 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 106 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 88 | #800 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 106 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 95 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 78 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 78 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 55 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 38 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 39 | #1,151 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 47 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 37 | #1,183 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 25 | #1,505 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,720 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 18 | #1,604 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 20 | #1,553 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 20 | #1,610 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,094 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,315 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,246 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 14 | #1,921 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,133 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,270 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,024 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,822 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,481 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 15 | #1,874 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,567 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,975 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,699 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,143 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,535 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,495 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 9 | #3,022 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 15 | #2,134 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,670 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 10 | #2,853 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,133 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 10 | #2,894 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,647 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 9 | #2,998 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,534 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,637 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 14 | #2,095 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,626 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,506 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 6 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #943 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Johnathan reached #108 in 1990. As a girl name, it reached #3,476 in 1983. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Johnathan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.