Johnathen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JON-a-than
- Origin
- Hebrew
Johnathen 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 Johnathen mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Johnathan, itself a spelling of Jonathan
“God has given”
A spelling of Jonathan influenced by John, though the two names have different Hebrew roots.
Meaning borrowed from Johnathan. More on Wiktionary.
Is Johnathen a girl's or a boy's name?
Johnathen is a boys' name.
How popular is Johnathen in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 54 boys. It first appears in the records in 1966.
Half of all the boys named Johnathen in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Johnathen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,481 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,619 |
| 2012 | 22 | #4,387 |
| 2011 | 31 | #3,433 |
| 2010 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2009 | 33 | #3,330 |
| 2008 | 35 | #3,219 |
| 2007 | 38 | #3,023 |
| 2006 | 42 | #2,743 |
| 2005 | 38 | #2,799 |
| 2004 | 42 | #2,565 |
| 2003 | 46 | #2,308 |
| 2002 | 42 | #2,399 |
| 2001 | 51 | #2,046 |
| 2000 | 51 | #1,989 |
| 1999 | 50 | #1,929 |
| 1998 | 54 | #1,830 |
| 1997 | 50 | #1,856 |
| 1996 | 40 | #2,110 |
| 1995 | 51 | #1,731 |
| 1994 | 33 | #2,342 |
| 1993 | 30 | #2,449 |
| 1992 | 36 | #2,123 |
| 1991 | 45 | #1,762 |
| 1990 | 30 | #2,303 |
| 1989 | 36 | #1,988 |
| 1988 | 31 | #2,030 |
| 1987 | 34 | #1,861 |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,598 |
| 1985 | 30 | #1,915 |
| 1984 | 22 | #2,291 |
| 1983 | 29 | #1,863 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,097 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,776 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,657 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
Nicknames for Johnathen
Names like Johnathen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jordan Joshua Josiah Jonathan Benjamin Jacob Jeremiah Jeremy Johan Isaiah Jonah Elijah
Names related to Johnathen
Johnathan Johnathon Jonatan Jhonathan Jonnathan Johnanthony Johnatan Jonathen
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Isaac Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie Levi
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, “Johnathen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/johnathen, updated 20 October 2026.