Johnathon
Boy · JON-a-than · Hebrew
Johnathon is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has given”. In 2025 it ranked 2,167th for boys in the US (66 babies).
What does Johnathon 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.
- Say it
- JON-a-than
Meaning borrowed from Johnathan. More on Wiktionary.
Is Johnathon a girl's or a boy's name?
Johnathon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 66 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Johnathon in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 38 boys.
Half of all the boys named Johnathon in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Johnathon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 2 | #6,181 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,418 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,193 |
| 2001 | 25 | #768 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,057 |
| 1999 | 21 | #836 |
| 1998 | 25 | #730 |
| 1997 | 34 | #571 |
| 1996 | 38 | #506 |
How popular is Johnathon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,167among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 66about 1 in 26,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 66 boys in the US were named Johnathon, making it the 2,167th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,386th. Its busiest year was 1990, with 1,090 boys. It first appears in the records in 1919.
Half of all the boys named Johnathon in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 4,610 boys in the US were given Johnathon or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #79, up from #2,167 for this spelling alone.
Johnathon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66 | #2,167 |
| 2024 | 72 | #2,078 |
| 2023 | 65 | #2,187 |
| 2022 | 92 | #1,782 |
| 2021 | 95 | #1,710 |
| 2020 | 126 | #1,386 |
| 2019 | 122 | #1,432 |
| 2018 | 145 | #1,261 |
| 2017 | 132 | #1,348 |
| 2016 | 146 | #1,254 |
| 2015 | 171 | #1,119 |
| 2014 | 234 | #915 |
| 2013 | 249 | #858 |
| 2012 | 265 | #825 |
| 2011 | 266 | #818 |
| 2010 | 282 | #782 |
| 2009 | 395 | #634 |
| 2008 | 371 | #655 |
| 2007 | 425 | #595 |
| 2006 | 467 | #542 |
| 2005 | 458 | #529 |
| 2004 | 481 | #509 |
| 2003 | 533 | #471 |
| 2002 | 609 | #414 |
| 2001 | 616 | #406 |
| 2000 | 696 | #376 |
| 1999 | 729 | #359 |
| 1998 | 783 | #343 |
| 1997 | 736 | #350 |
| 1996 | 871 | #302 |
| 1995 | 859 | #308 |
| 1994 | 948 | #288 |
| 1993 | 967 | #286 |
| 1992 | 1,023 | #279 |
| 1991 | 1,068 | #254 |
| 1990 | 1,090 | #250 |
| 1989 | 985 | #258 |
| 1988 | 891 | #264 |
| 1987 | 787 | #279 |
| 1986 | 726 | #288 |
| 1985 | 756 | #276 |
| 1984 | 584 | #327 |
| 1983 | 559 | #331 |
| 1982 | 526 | #352 |
| 1981 | 498 | #353 |
| 1980 | 381 | #423 |
| 1979 | 271 | #510 |
| 1978 | 253 | #516 |
| 1977 | 224 | #559 |
| 1976 | 209 | #556 |
| 1975 | 157 | #657 |
| 1974 | 135 | #708 |
| 1973 | 145 | #661 |
| 1972 | 111 | #752 |
| 1971 | 92 | #848 |
| 1970 | 73 | #931 |
| 1969 | 74 | #885 |
| 1968 | 56 | #986 |
| 1967 | 45 | #1,102 |
| 1966 | 45 | #1,100 |
| 1965 | 33 | #1,334 |
| 1964 | 43 | #1,171 |
| 1963 | 32 | #1,374 |
| 1962 | 44 | #1,171 |
| 1961 | 19 | #1,875 |
| 1960 | 22 | #1,727 |
| 1959 | 27 | #1,521 |
| 1958 | 12 | #2,368 |
| 1957 | 18 | #1,886 |
| 1956 | 17 | #1,944 |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,047 |
| 1954 | 14 | #2,113 |
| 1953 | 18 | #1,835 |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,152 |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,493 |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,020 |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,605 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,211 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,167 |
Nicknames for Johnathon
Names like Johnathon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Johnathon
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