Jhonathan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JON-ah-than
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #6,140 for boys
Jhonathan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has given”. In 2025 it ranked 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Jhonathan mean?
Hebrew: Latin American spelling of Jonathan
“God has given”
A Latin American spelling of Jonathan, the son of King Saul and close friend of David.
Is Jhonathan a girl's or a boy's name?
Jhonathan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jhonathan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,140among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Jhonathan, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 40 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the boys named Jhonathan in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jhonathan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,237 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,557 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,947 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,862 |
| 2013 | 23 | #4,178 |
| 2012 | 24 | #4,128 |
| 2011 | 33 | #3,305 |
| 2010 | 33 | #3,307 |
| 2009 | 33 | #3,330 |
| 2008 | 35 | #3,219 |
| 2007 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2006 | 32 | #3,304 |
| 2005 | 40 | #2,697 |
| 2004 | 39 | #2,693 |
| 2003 | 34 | #2,843 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,904 |
| 2001 | 32 | #2,859 |
| 2000 | 40 | #2,375 |
| 1999 | 32 | #2,661 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 24 | #3,059 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,016 |
| 1995 | 25 | #2,842 |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,842 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,655 |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,213 |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,538 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,773 |
| 1989 | 20 | #2,983 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,518 |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,068 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
Nicknames for Jhonathan
- Jhon 55 boys in the US in 2025
Names like Jhonathan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Johan Jordan Josiah Ethan Jonathan Elijah Imran Jayden Isaiah Jonah Jakari Jameson
Names related to Jhonathan
Johnathan Jonathon Johnathon Jonatan Jhonatan Jonnathan Johnathen
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jhonathan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jhonathan, updated 20 October 2026.