How Many People Are Named Jathan?
An estimated 1,467 people in the United States have the first name Jathan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Jathan peaked in popularity in 2012 with 89 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jathan 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 Jathan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,467
About 1 in 233,643 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2012
89 births
Total Registered
1,494
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jathan
Jathan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,494 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jathan as a male name
Ranked #6,282 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (89 births)
Jathan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jathan span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 589 babies were registered. Jathan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jathan by Decade
How has Jathan 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.
Jathan by State
Birth registrations for Jathan span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, North Carolina. The lowest are in Oklahoma, New York, Indiana. On average, about 31 Jathans were registered per state.
Jathan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jathan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jathan
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jathan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jathan?
We estimate approximately 1,467 people named Jathan 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 233,643 Americans share this first name.
Is Jathan a common name?
Jathan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,494 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jathan most popular?
Jathan reached peak popularity in 2012, when 89 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jathan is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jathan a male name?
Jathan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jathan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jathan Smith, Jathan Johnson, Jathan 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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