Yonatan
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god has given; a form of Jonathan.
Yonatan by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Yonatan. In the US, 58 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 100 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Jonathan
Like Yonatan, 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.
- Johnathangod has given; variant spelling of Jonathan929 in the US (2017)
- Jonathongod has given; variant spelling of Jonathan188 in the US (2017)
- Johnathongod has given; a variant of Jonathan128 in the US (2017)
- Jionnigod has given; a modern respelling of Johnny or Jonathan82 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)
- JohnathenGod has given; a form of Jonathan16 in the US (2017)
- JhonatanGod has given; a spelling variant of Jonathan13 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Yonatan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a gift
Like Yonatan, 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)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 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)
Other names that mean God
Like Yonatan, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Yonatan
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