Jonathan
Boy · JON-a-than · Hebrew
Jonathan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has given”. In 2025 it ranked 308th for boys in the UK (164 babies) and 89th for boys in the US (3,822 babies).
What does Jonathan mean?
Hebrew
“God has given”
In the Bible, Jonathan, son of King Saul, is remembered for his devoted friendship with David.
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- JON-a-than
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Is Jonathan a girl's or a boy's name?
Jonathan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 164 boys in the UK and 5 girls and 3,822 boys in the US.
How popular is Jonathan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #308among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 164about 1 in 1,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 164 boys in the UK were named Jonathan, making it the 308th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 252nd. Its busiest year was 1996, with 2,038 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jonathan in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2009. 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 Jonathan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #297, up from #308 for this spelling alone.
- Jonathan 164
- Johnathan 15
Among boys in 2025, it was 296th in England and Wales, 495th in Scotland and 314th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1954 (#52), 1964 (#27), 1974 (#20), 1984 (#18), 1994 (#29) and 2004 (#81).
Jonathan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 164 | #308 |
| 2024 | 163 | #305 |
| 2023 | 201 | #259 |
| 2022 | 185 | #281 |
| 2021 | 205 | #267 |
| 2020 | 216 | #252 |
| 2019 | 267 | #216 |
| 2018 | 235 | #247 |
| 2017 | 265 | #230 |
| 2016 | 323 | #198 |
| 2015 | 342 | #191 |
| 2014 | 381 | #165 |
| 2013 | 382 | #168 |
| 2012 | 384 | #171 |
| 2011 | 476 | #147 |
| 2010 | 482 | #140 |
| 2009 | 543 | #124 |
| 2008 | 580 | #115 |
| 2007 | 695 | #103 |
| 2006 | 688 | #105 |
| 2005 | 768 | #95 |
| 2004 | 923 | #81 |
| 2003 | 884 | #79 |
| 2002 | 881 | #76 |
| 2001 | 1,038 | #63 |
| 2000 | 1,193 | #61 |
| 1999 | 1,482 | #54 |
| 1998 | 1,769 | #47 |
| 1997 | 1,993 | #43 |
| 1996 | 2,038 | #41 |
How popular is Jonathan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #89among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3,822about 1 in 450 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 3.1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3,822 boys in the US were named Jonathan, making it the 89th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 70th. Its busiest year was 1988, with 24,349 boys. 5 girls were also named Jonathan in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 20 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Jonathan than any year since 1961.
Half of all the boys named Jonathan in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 4,610 boys in the US were given Jonathan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #79, up from #89 for this spelling alone.
Jonathan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,822 | #89 |
| 2024 | 4,028 | #83 |
| 2023 | 4,094 | #82 |
| 2022 | 4,220 | #79 |
| 2021 | 4,465 | #77 |
| 2020 | 4,757 | #70 |
| 2019 | 5,470 | #64 |
| 2018 | 5,779 | #63 |
| 2017 | 6,534 | #55 |
| 2016 | 6,982 | #56 |
| 2015 | 7,660 | #48 |
| 2014 | 8,120 | #44 |
| 2013 | 8,577 | #40 |
| 2012 | 9,372 | #34 |
| 2011 | 10,254 | #31 |
| 2010 | 11,140 | #28 |
| 2009 | 11,386 | #29 |
| 2008 | 12,905 | #26 |
| 2007 | 13,809 | #23 |
| 2006 | 14,387 | #22 |
| 2005 | 14,443 | #19 |
| 2004 | 14,375 | #21 |
| 2003 | 14,994 | #22 |
| 2002 | 15,514 | #21 |
| 2001 | 16,147 | #23 |
| 2000 | 16,888 | #21 |
| 1999 | 17,068 | #22 |
| 1998 | 17,649 | #21 |
| 1997 | 18,542 | #21 |
| 1996 | 18,602 | #21 |
| 1995 | 18,155 | #23 |
| 1994 | 19,068 | #23 |
| 1993 | 19,954 | #22 |
| 1992 | 21,413 | #21 |
| 1991 | 22,975 | #20 |
| 1990 | 24,077 | #17 |
| 1989 | 23,608 | #17 |
| 1988 | 24,349 | #15 |
| 1987 | 23,119 | #18 |
| 1986 | 23,973 | #16 |
| 1985 | 24,116 | #17 |
| 1984 | 23,345 | #19 |
| 1983 | 22,756 | #19 |
| 1982 | 23,113 | #16 |
| 1981 | 22,588 | #16 |
| 1980 | 18,986 | #21 |
| 1979 | 14,331 | #31 |
| 1978 | 12,514 | #31 |
| 1977 | 12,319 | #28 |
| 1976 | 11,314 | #31 |
| 1975 | 10,904 | #30 |
| 1974 | 10,230 | #33 |
| 1973 | 10,273 | #31 |
| 1972 | 9,219 | #37 |
| 1971 | 8,628 | #40 |
| 1970 | 8,194 | #42 |
| 1969 | 7,080 | #46 |
| 1968 | 5,808 | #53 |
| 1967 | 4,920 | #56 |
| 1966 | 4,662 | #65 |
| 1965 | 4,723 | #74 |
| 1964 | 4,644 | #83 |
| 1963 | 4,471 | #88 |
| 1962 | 4,253 | #94 |
| 1961 | 3,485 | #112 |
| 1960 | 3,343 | #118 |
| 1959 | 3,082 | #124 |
| 1958 | 3,084 | #124 |
| 1957 | 3,048 | #124 |
| 1956 | 3,124 | #114 |
| 1955 | 3,025 | #116 |
| 1954 | 2,743 | #121 |
| 1953 | 2,335 | #133 |
| 1952 | 2,062 | #139 |
| 1951 | 1,775 | #147 |
| 1950 | 1,538 | #163 |
| 1949 | 1,431 | #164 |
| 1948 | 1,282 | #173 |
| 1947 | 1,198 | #177 |
| 1946 | 1,102 | #173 |
| 1945 | 881 | #179 |
| 1944 | 639 | #217 |
| 1943 | 575 | #245 |
| 1942 | 553 | #243 |
| 1941 | 359 | #303 |
| 1940 | 276 | #342 |
| 1939 | 295 | #318 |
| 1938 | 235 | #363 |
| 1937 | 197 | #395 |
| 1936 | 172 | #427 |
| 1935 | 167 | #435 |
| 1934 | 133 | #496 |
| 1933 | 126 | #500 |
| 1932 | 118 | #540 |
| 1931 | 117 | #539 |
| 1930 | 103 | #599 |
| 1929 | 91 | #644 |
| 1928 | 115 | #577 |
| 1927 | 108 | #597 |
| 1926 | 106 | #608 |
| 1925 | 114 | #588 |
| 1924 | 97 | #653 |
| 1923 | 97 | #652 |
| 1922 | 117 | #597 |
| 1921 | 122 | #572 |
| 1920 | 111 | #592 |
| 1919 | 77 | #720 |
| 1918 | 83 | #684 |
| 1917 | 96 | #607 |
| 1916 | 100 | #574 |
| 1915 | 83 | #637 |
| 1914 | 77 | #569 |
| 1913 | 53 | #604 |
| 1912 | 48 | #584 |
| 1911 | 24 | #624 |
| 1910 | 19 | #677 |
| 1909 | 15 | #714 |
| 1908 | 12 | #779 |
| 1907 | 11 | #814 |
| 1906 | 12 | #709 |
| 1905 | 14 | #636 |
| 1904 | 14 | #612 |
| 1903 | 19 | #487 |
| 1902 | 22 | #440 |
| 1901 | 9 | #727 |
| 1900 | 11 | #784 |
| 1899 | 8 | #786 |
| 1898 | 13 | #610 |
| 1897 | 15 | #515 |
| 1896 | 18 | #481 |
| 1895 | 9 | #738 |
| 1894 | 16 | #502 |
| 1893 | 9 | #705 |
| 1892 | 13 | #571 |
| 1891 | 12 | #524 |
| 1890 | 16 | #458 |
| 1889 | 12 | #549 |
| 1888 | 17 | #464 |
| 1887 | 10 | #583 |
| 1886 | 19 | #403 |
| 1885 | 30 | #307 |
| 1884 | 21 | #386 |
| 1883 | 17 | #433 |
| 1882 | 27 | #332 |
| 1881 | 21 | #360 |
| 1880 | 18 | #403 |
Nicknames for Jonathan
Names like Jonathan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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