Johnathan vs Johnette

Babies given each name, 1880–2025

Johnathan Johnette

Each line is every baby given the name that year, girls and boys added together — the only count that means the same thing for both names. A line breaks where the name fell below five babies in a year — the point at which the SSA stops publishing it — rather than being drawn through a figure nobody published. A single published year in a gap shows as a dot.

Who was ahead

Of the 114 years in which either name was published, Johnathan for 95 years and Johnette for 19 years. The lead changed hands 14 times.

• 1881–1927 Johnathan ahead, apart from one short spell
• 1934–1949 Johnette ahead, apart from 2 short spells
• 1952–2025 Johnathan ahead

9 shorter spells of a year or two are folded into the spans above rather than listed separately.

Side by side

A rank is a position within one sex’s list for one year, so the two rank rows are not subtracted from one another and the winning column is not marked on them. The living figure is a life-table estimate, not a count.

Which name is older

Half of the Johnettes alive today are over 60; half the Johnathans are over 29. That is 31 years between them: two names in use at the same time, worn by two different generations.

Where each one is strongest

• Johnathan Nevada (1.8×), Tennessee (1.7×), Florida (1.6×)
• Johnette Louisiana (22.3×), Texas (2.1×), California (1.4×)

How much commoner the name is in that state than it is nationally, from births recorded since 1910.

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