Janathan
Boy · JAN-uh-thun · Hebrew
Janathan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has given”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Janathan mean?
Hebrew: respelling of Jonathan
“God has given”
A variant spelling of Jonathan, a Hebrew name best known as the friend of David in the Bible.
- Say it
- JAN-uh-thun
Is Janathan a girl's or a boy's name?
Janathan is a boys' name.
How popular is Janathan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1988, with 22 boys. It first appears in the records in 1962.
Half of all the boys named Janathan in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Janathan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,806 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 22 | #2,594 |
| 1987 | 18 | #2,834 |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,508 |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,708 |
| 1984 | 19 | #2,528 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,675 |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,971 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,031 |
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