Jonathan
Boy nameJonathan has been given to 874,440 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1988 and currently ranks #89 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈd͡ʒɒnəθən/
Borrowed from Hebrew יְהוֹנָתָן (yəhōnāṯān), יוֹנָתָן (yōnāṯān, literally “God has given”), apparently with influence from Aramaic [Term?]API.
Origin: Hebrew
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
874,440
Peak year
1988 (24,513 babies)
Rank in 2025
#89 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -50%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Jonathan
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
Jon Voight
American actor (born 1938)
Jonathan Winters
American comedian, actor, artist (1925–2013)
J. K. Simmons
American actor (born 1955)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Jonathan.
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