Jonatan
Boy · JON-a-tan · Hebrew
Jonatan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has given”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 2,718th for boys in the US (47 babies).
What does Jonatan mean?
Hebrew: Spanish, Scandinavian and German form of Jonathan
“God has given”
The form of Jonathan used in Spanish, the Scandinavian languages and several other European languages.
- Say it
- JON-a-tan
Is Jonatan a girl's or a boy's name?
Jonatan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 47 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jonatan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Jonatan, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2011, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jonatan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Jonatan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
How popular is Jonatan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,718among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 47about 1 in 36,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 47 boys in the US were named Jonatan, making it the 2,718th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,024th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 159 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Jonatan in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jonatan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | #2,718 |
| 2024 | 60 | #2,345 |
| 2023 | 46 | #2,768 |
| 2022 | 47 | #2,751 |
| 2021 | 55 | #2,438 |
| 2020 | 38 | #3,024 |
| 2019 | 46 | #2,735 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,104 |
| 2017 | 45 | #2,714 |
| 2016 | 50 | #2,518 |
| 2015 | 69 | #2,055 |
| 2014 | 58 | #2,275 |
| 2013 | 79 | #1,810 |
| 2012 | 71 | #1,982 |
| 2011 | 102 | #1,544 |
| 2010 | 112 | #1,462 |
| 2009 | 129 | #1,341 |
| 2008 | 148 | #1,192 |
| 2007 | 147 | #1,197 |
| 2006 | 159 | #1,102 |
| 2005 | 150 | #1,099 |
| 2004 | 142 | #1,113 |
| 2003 | 154 | #1,023 |
| 2002 | 155 | #1,002 |
| 2001 | 136 | #1,058 |
| 2000 | 128 | #1,094 |
| 1999 | 111 | #1,170 |
| 1998 | 115 | #1,111 |
| 1997 | 116 | #1,087 |
| 1996 | 143 | #912 |
| 1995 | 149 | #893 |
| 1994 | 126 | #984 |
| 1993 | 71 | #1,353 |
| 1992 | 98 | #1,106 |
| 1991 | 77 | #1,267 |
| 1990 | 64 | #1,390 |
| 1989 | 31 | #2,200 |
| 1988 | 43 | #1,640 |
| 1987 | 28 | #2,111 |
| 1986 | 26 | #2,159 |
| 1985 | 16 | #2,939 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,105 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,675 |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,708 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,097 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,017 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
Nicknames for Jonatan
- Jon 14 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jonatan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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