Johathan
Boy · JON-a-thun · Hebrew
Johathan 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 Johathan mean?
Hebrew: probably a variant of Jonathan
“God has given”
Probably a variant of Jonathan, King Saul's son and David's loyal friend in the Bible.
- Say it
- JON-a-thun
Is Johathan a girl's or a boy's name?
Johathan is a boys' name.
How popular is Johathan 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 114 boys. It first appears in the records in 1955.
Half of all the boys named Johathan in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 1990, the years shaded on the chart below.
Johathan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,611 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,060 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,386 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,906 |
| 1995 | 43 | #1,950 |
| 1994 | 32 | #2,387 |
| 1993 | 32 | #2,341 |
| 1992 | 41 | #1,950 |
| 1991 | 55 | #1,551 |
| 1990 | 71 | #1,313 |
| 1989 | 94 | #1,078 |
| 1988 | 114 | #896 |
| 1987 | 106 | #913 |
| 1986 | 103 | #896 |
| 1985 | 107 | #877 |
| 1984 | 84 | #967 |
| 1983 | 108 | #838 |
| 1982 | 97 | #907 |
| 1981 | 96 | #914 |
| 1980 | 66 | #1,111 |
| 1979 | 49 | #1,319 |
| 1978 | 43 | #1,410 |
| 1977 | 42 | #1,407 |
| 1976 | 37 | #1,469 |
| 1975 | 34 | #1,529 |
| 1974 | 30 | #1,618 |
| 1973 | 25 | #1,782 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,533 |
| 1971 | 29 | #1,636 |
| 1970 | 33 | #1,461 |
| 1969 | 23 | #1,727 |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1967 | 17 | #1,905 |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,326 |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 1964 | 11 | #2,545 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,043 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,031 |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,095 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #3,986 |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,199 |
Nicknames for Johathan
- Jon 14 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Johathan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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