Johnathan
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god has given; variant spelling of Jonathan.
How Johnathan has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #308 |
| 2016 | #340 |
| 2017 | #353 |
| 2018 | #385 |
| 2019 | #386 |
| 2020 | #419 |
| 2021 | #442 |
| 2022 | #502 |
| 2023 | #467 |
| 2024 | #517 |
| 2025 | #508 |
Johnathan by the numbers
In 2025, 12 babies in England and Wales were named Johnathan. In the US, 929 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 3,245 babies in 1990, making it a 1990s name.
At its height, in 1990, about 1 in 660 American boys born that year was called Johnathan.
Other names that come from Jonathan
Like Johnathan, each of these traces back to Jonathan: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Jionnigod has given; a modern respelling of Johnny or Jonathan82 in the US (2017)
- Yonatangod has given; a form of Jonathan58 in the US (2017)
- Jonatangod has given; variant of Jonathan45 in the US (2017)
- Jonnygod is gracious; a diminutive of Jonathan15 in England and Wales (2025)
- JhonatanGod has given; a spelling variant of Jonathan13 in the US (2017)
- JonanGod is gracious; a form of Jonah or Jonathan12 in the US (2017)
- Yonasongod has given; a form of Jonathan10 in the US (2017)
- JontyGod is gracious; a diminutive of Jonathan9 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Johnathan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Johnathongod has given; a variant of Jonathan128 in the US (2017)
- JohnathenGod has given; a form of Jonathan16 in the US (2017)
- JonnathanGod gave; variant spelling of Jonathan10 in the US (2017)
- Johnatangod has given; a form of Jonathan7 in the US (2017)
- JohathanGod has given; variant of Jonathan
Sounds like Johnathan
Names that are said the same way as Johnathan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a gift
Like Johnathan, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Johnathan, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Johnathan
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