Jonathan
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning yahweh has given; god's gift.
Babies a year
6,476
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#89
down from #83
UK popularity
#296
153 babies · up from #302
How Jonathan has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #48 |
| 2016 | #56 |
| 2017 | #55 |
| 2018 | #63 |
| 2019 | #64 |
| 2020 | #70 |
| 2021 | #77 |
| 2022 | #79 |
| 2023 | #82 |
| 2024 | #83 |
| 2025 | #89 |
In 2025, 153 babies in England and Wales were named Jonathan. In the US, 6,476 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 24,346 in 1988.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Jonathan was most common in 1985, when it went to 1.25% of American babies of that sex.
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