Baby name

Jonathan

Boy

Origin of the name

Jonathan comes from the ancient Hebrew Yehonatan, “God has given.” In the Bible, Jonathan, son of King Saul, is the faithful friend of David.

Classic name

Jonathan peaked in 1988, when 1 baby in 152 was given the name. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 146 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 89.

870,866births since 1880

1980sgeneration

No. 15rank at its peak, in 1988

Where babies named Jonathan are born

1988

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The darker the blue, the more common Jonathan is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Jonathan is most common in Nevada (1.6 times), New Hampshire (1.5) and Florida (1.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Johnathan 98,262
Jonathon 65,612
Jonatan 3,725
Johathan 1,936
Jonathen 1,507
Yonathan 1,455

Names from the same era

Justin · Benjamin · Aaron · Joshua · Andrew · Ryan

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