How Many People Are Named Janathan?
An estimated 367 people in the United States have the first name Janathan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Janathan peaked in popularity in 1988 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janathan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Janathan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
367
About 1 in 933,936 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1988
22 births
Total Registered
380
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janathan
Janathan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 380 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Janathan as a male name
Ranked #11,340 in 2013
6 male births in 2013
Peak: 1988 (22 births)
Janathan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janathan span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 162 babies were registered. Janathan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Janathan by Decade
How has Janathan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Janathan by State
Janathan + Last Name Combinations
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Janathan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janathan?
We estimate approximately 367 people named Janathan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 933,936 Americans share this first name.
Is Janathan a common name?
Janathan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 380 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janathan most popular?
Janathan reached peak popularity in 1988, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janathan is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janathan a male name?
Janathan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janathan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janathan Smith, Janathan Johnson, Janathan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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