Jonathan Name Popularity

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How popular is Jonathan?

In 2018 the popular name Jonathan, ranked the 63rd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 100 most popular, Jonathan has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Position 15, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1988 with 24,346 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Jonathan was 8 in 1899.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Jonathan occurred roughly during the years 1908-1916, 1934-1955, 1958-1962, and 1965-1981, whereas 1991-1995, 1996-2004, and 2005-2017 were years of successive downward movement.

The popularity trend for Jonathan has been spiralling downward for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Jonathan lately has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Jonathan?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.

The name Jonathan is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Jonathan (Girl)		Jonathan (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		7	12,983	5,712	63
2017		6	14,883	6,503	55
2016		16	7,387	6,957	56
2015		11	9,752	7,626	48
2014		10	10,494	8,106	44
2013		12	9,271	8,552	42
2012		10	10,789	9,356	34
2011		21	6,232	10,233	31
2010		14	8,464	11,126	28
2009		14	8,639	11,373	29
2008		18	7,202	12,886	26
2007		24	5,790	13,793	23
2006		27	5,152	14,374	22
2005		27	4,880	14,438	19
2004		77	2,271	14,365	21
2003		32	4,146	14,987	22
2002		35	3,759	15,511	21
2001		39	3,445	16,144	23
2000		49	2,914	16,885	21
1999		38	3,344	17,062	22
1998		37	3,321	17,647	21
1997		43	2,848	18,539	21
1996		62	2,191	18,593	21
1995		56	2,352	18,152	23
1994		76	1,876	19,063	23
1993		71	1,971	19,945	22
1992		64	2,113	21,405	21
1991		87	1,693	22,973	20
1990		92	1,622	24,075	17
1989		101	1,455	23,603	17
1988		164	1,001	24,346	15
1987		179	924	23,103	18
1986		174	923	23,972	16
1985		181	884	24,117	17
1984		183	842	23,346	19
1983		177	863	22,750	19
1982		168	902	23,126	16
1981		153	961	22,595	16
1980		104	1,252	18,994	21
1979		80	1,486	14,332	31
1978		81	1,427	12,519	31
1977		81	1,387	12,324	28
1976		82	1,321	11,318	31
1975		56	1,696	10,912	30
1974		63	1,537	10,236	33
1973		63	1,502	10,272	31
1972		51	1,734	9,227	37
1971		44	1,944	8,632	40
1970		35	2,251	8,203	42
1969		31	2,316	7,087	46
1968		23	2,664	5,812	53
1967		20	2,816	4,923	56
1966		20	2,796	4,664	65
1965		15	3,320	4,728	74
1964		19	2,954	4,643	83
1963		16	3,239	4,468	88
1962		14	3,502	4,263	94
1961		21	2,708	3,477	112
1960		11	4,025	3,347	118
1959		9	4,448	3,083	124
1958		7	5,115	3,081	124
1957		12	3,565	3,043	124
1956		6	5,579	3,119	114
1955		11	3,664	3,019	116
1954		8	4,441	2,739	121
1953		< 5	--	2,337	133
1952		< 5	--	2,064	139
1951		< 5	--	1,776	147
1950		< 5	--	1,538	163
1949		< 5	--	1,432	164
1948		< 5	--	1,283	173
1947		< 5	--	1,196	177
1946		< 5	--	1,102	173
1945		< 5	--	881	179
1944		< 5	--	640	217
1943		< 5	--	575	245
1942		< 5	--	553	243
1941		< 5	--	359	303
1940		< 5	--	276	342
1939		< 5	--	295	318
1938		< 5	--	233	370
1937		< 5	--	197	397
1936		< 5	--	172	427
1935		< 5	--	167	440
1934		< 5	--	132	504
1933		< 5	--	127	500
1932		< 5	--	118	541
1931		< 5	--	117	541
1930		< 5	--	103	603
1929		< 5	--	91	645
1928		< 5	--	116	571
1927		< 5	--	108	596
1926		< 5	--	106	609
1925		< 5	--	114	589
1924		< 5	--	97	655
1923		< 5	--	98	652
1922		< 5	--	117	599
1921		< 5	--	122	573
1920		< 5	--	111	596
1919		< 5	--	77	725
1918		< 5	--	83	688
1917		< 5	--	96	608
1916		< 5	--	100	576
1915		< 5	--	83	638
1914		< 5	--	77	573
1913		< 5	--	53	607
1912		< 5	--	48	588
1911		< 5	--	24	633
1910		< 5	--	19	693
1909		< 5	--	15	738
1908		< 5	--	12	803
1907		< 5	--	11	843
1906		< 5	--	12	730
1905		< 5	--	14	651
1904		< 5	--	14	631
1903		< 5	--	19	495
1902		< 5	--	22	447
1901		< 5	--	9	752
1900		< 5	--	11	818
1899		< 5	--	8	825
1898		< 5	--	13	620
1897		< 5	--	15	534
1896		< 5	--	18	490
1895		< 5	--	10	724
1894		< 5	--	16	509
1893		< 5	--	9	734
1892		< 5	--	13	588
1891		< 5	--	12	541
1890		< 5	--	16	472
1889		< 5	--	12	567
1888		< 5	--	17	474
1887		< 5	--	10	612
1886		< 5	--	19	411
1885		< 5	--	30	311
1884		< 5	--	21	391
1883		< 5	--	17	441
1882		< 5	--	27	340
1881		< 5	--	21	369
1880		< 5	--	18	415

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.