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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 NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. 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.