How Many People Are Named Johnnathan?
An estimated 282 people in the United States have the first name Johnnathan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Johnnathan peaked in popularity in 1990 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Johnnathan 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 Johnnathan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
282
About 1 in 1,215,441 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1990
16 births
Total Registered
289
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Johnnathan
Johnnathan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 289 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Johnnathan as a male name
Ranked #13,045 in 2019
5 male births in 2019
Peak: 1990 (16 births)
Johnnathan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Johnnathan span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 103 babies were registered. Johnnathan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Johnnathan by Decade
How has Johnnathan 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.
Johnnathan by State
Johnnathan + Last Name Combinations
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Johnnathan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Johnnathan?
We estimate approximately 282 people named Johnnathan 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 1,215,441 Americans share this first name.
Is Johnnathan a common name?
Johnnathan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 289 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Johnnathan most popular?
Johnnathan reached peak popularity in 1990, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Johnnathan is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Johnnathan a male name?
Johnnathan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Johnnathan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Johnnathan Smith, Johnnathan Johnson, Johnnathan 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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