Jathan

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 31 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
31
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Jathan by the numbers

Jathan was given to 31 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 89 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Jathan

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jathan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Jahanthe world; universe32 in the US (2017)
  • Jashancelebration; joy12 in the US (2017)
  • Jaythan36 in the US (2017)
  • Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
  • Johangod is gracious; a form of John576 in the US (2017)
  • Jothamyahweh is perfect; god is perfect17 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Jathan

Names that are said the same way as Jathan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

Names about as common as Jathan

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