Johnathan
Boy · JON-a-than · Hebrew
Johnathan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has given”. In 2025 it ranked 1,771st for boys in the UK (15 babies) and 508th for boys in the US (594 babies).
What does Johnathan mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Jonathan
“God has given”
A spelling of Jonathan influenced by John, though the two names have different Hebrew roots.
- Say it
- JON-a-than
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Is Johnathan a girl's or a boy's name?
Johnathan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 boys in the UK and 594 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Johnathan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,771among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the UK were named Johnathan, making it the 1,771st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 1996, with 117 boys.
Half of all the boys named Johnathan in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 179 boys in the UK were given Johnathan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #297, up from #1,771 for this spelling alone.
- Jonathan 164
- Johnathan 15
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,011th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Johnathan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,771 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,812 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,561 |
| 2021 | 19 | #1,422 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,479 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2017 | 29 | #1,092 |
| 2016 | 24 | #1,234 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,573 |
| 2013 | 14 | #1,715 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2011 | 32 | #971 |
| 2010 | 31 | #994 |
| 2009 | 27 | #1,057 |
| 2008 | 34 | #885 |
| 2007 | 44 | #710 |
| 2006 | 59 | #560 |
| 2005 | 49 | #605 |
| 2004 | 50 | #565 |
| 2003 | 49 | #540 |
| 2002 | 38 | #598 |
| 2001 | 54 | #447 |
| 2000 | 62 | #407 |
| 1999 | 67 | #380 |
| 1998 | 77 | #351 |
| 1997 | 75 | #361 |
| 1996 | 117 | #267 |
How popular is Johnathan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #508among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 594about 1 in 2,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 594 boys in the US were named Johnathan, making it the 508th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 418th. Its busiest year was 1990, with 3,245 boys. It first appears in the records in 1881.
2025 had fewer boys named Johnathan than any year since 1971.
Half of all the boys named Johnathan in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 4,610 boys in the US were given Johnathan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #79, up from #508 for this spelling alone.
Johnathan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 594 | #508 |
| 2024 | 595 | #512 |
| 2023 | 653 | #467 |
| 2022 | 598 | #503 |
| 2021 | 702 | #440 |
| 2020 | 713 | #418 |
| 2019 | 815 | #384 |
| 2018 | 834 | #385 |
| 2017 | 947 | #353 |
| 2016 | 1,028 | #340 |
| 2015 | 1,161 | #308 |
| 2014 | 1,201 | #295 |
| 2013 | 1,252 | #278 |
| 2012 | 1,414 | #258 |
| 2011 | 1,501 | #239 |
| 2010 | 1,651 | #216 |
| 2009 | 1,843 | #205 |
| 2008 | 1,963 | #200 |
| 2007 | 2,152 | #187 |
| 2006 | 2,307 | #177 |
| 2005 | 2,242 | #182 |
| 2004 | 2,178 | #183 |
| 2003 | 2,196 | #178 |
| 2002 | 2,264 | #171 |
| 2001 | 2,306 | #166 |
| 2000 | 2,469 | #157 |
| 1999 | 2,519 | #146 |
| 1998 | 2,591 | #143 |
| 1997 | 2,550 | #142 |
| 1996 | 2,564 | #138 |
| 1995 | 2,447 | #143 |
| 1994 | 2,612 | #134 |
| 1993 | 2,719 | #128 |
| 1992 | 2,897 | #122 |
| 1991 | 3,120 | #110 |
| 1990 | 3,245 | #108 |
| 1989 | 2,964 | #112 |
| 1988 | 2,675 | #115 |
| 1987 | 2,479 | #116 |
| 1986 | 2,417 | #115 |
| 1985 | 2,391 | #118 |
| 1984 | 2,099 | #132 |
| 1983 | 1,927 | #137 |
| 1982 | 1,836 | #152 |
| 1981 | 1,711 | #158 |
| 1980 | 1,409 | #174 |
| 1979 | 1,140 | #208 |
| 1978 | 942 | #224 |
| 1977 | 929 | #232 |
| 1976 | 872 | #232 |
| 1975 | 795 | #253 |
| 1974 | 669 | #281 |
| 1973 | 738 | #262 |
| 1972 | 655 | #286 |
| 1971 | 577 | #323 |
| 1970 | 503 | #364 |
| 1969 | 396 | #400 |
| 1968 | 360 | #407 |
| 1967 | 266 | #465 |
| 1966 | 259 | #476 |
| 1965 | 206 | #537 |
| 1964 | 223 | #524 |
| 1963 | 213 | #542 |
| 1962 | 231 | #522 |
| 1961 | 135 | #670 |
| 1960 | 143 | #650 |
| 1959 | 109 | #734 |
| 1958 | 106 | #720 |
| 1957 | 88 | #798 |
| 1956 | 106 | #711 |
| 1955 | 95 | #752 |
| 1954 | 78 | #818 |
| 1953 | 78 | #812 |
| 1952 | 55 | #964 |
| 1951 | 38 | #1,170 |
| 1950 | 39 | #1,138 |
| 1949 | 47 | #1,012 |
| 1948 | 37 | #1,172 |
| 1947 | 25 | #1,481 |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,691 |
| 1945 | 18 | #1,580 |
| 1944 | 20 | #1,524 |
| 1943 | 20 | #1,576 |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,041 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,132 |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,179 |
| 1939 | 14 | #1,879 |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,084 |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,197 |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,853 |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,719 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,275 |
| 1933 | 15 | #1,829 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,360 |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,863 |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,607 |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,095 |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,355 |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,208 |
| 1926 | 9 | #2,902 |
| 1925 | 15 | #2,088 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,504 |
| 1923 | 10 | #2,771 |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,013 |
| 1921 | 10 | #2,803 |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,488 |
| 1919 | 9 | #2,876 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,367 |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,561 |
| 1916 | 14 | #2,042 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,391 |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,263 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 6 | #845 |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #865 |
Nicknames for Johnathan
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