Jonnathan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JON-a-than
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
Jonnathan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has given”. In 2025 it ranked 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Jonnathan mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Jonathan
“God has given”
In the Bible, Jonathan, son of King Saul, is remembered for his devoted friendship with David.
Meaning borrowed from Jonathan. More on Wiktionary.
Is Jonnathan a girl's or a boy's name?
Jonnathan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jonnathan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Jonnathan, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 50 boys. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the boys named Jonnathan in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 4,610 boys in the US were given Jonnathan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #79, up from #8,239 for this spelling alone.
Jonnathan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,481 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,801 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,250 |
| 2011 | 26 | #3,883 |
| 2010 | 38 | #3,013 |
| 2009 | 24 | #4,158 |
| 2008 | 30 | #3,558 |
| 2007 | 36 | #3,133 |
| 2006 | 33 | #3,225 |
| 2005 | 33 | #3,087 |
| 2004 | 35 | #2,883 |
| 2003 | 38 | #2,616 |
| 2002 | 40 | #2,466 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2,147 |
| 2000 | 40 | #2,375 |
| 1999 | 50 | #1,929 |
| 1998 | 34 | #2,504 |
| 1997 | 47 | #1,930 |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,674 |
| 1995 | 29 | #2,551 |
| 1994 | 28 | #2,613 |
| 1993 | 37 | #2,118 |
| 1992 | 39 | #1,997 |
| 1991 | 33 | #2,184 |
| 1990 | 43 | #1,804 |
| 1989 | 27 | #2,410 |
| 1988 | 33 | #1,944 |
| 1987 | 36 | #1,791 |
| 1986 | 28 | #2,055 |
| 1985 | 19 | #2,596 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,823 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,675 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,281 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,219 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,614 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,556 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,656 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,280 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,672 |
Nicknames for Jonnathan
Names like Jonnathan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jordan Johan Joshua Ethan Josiah Nathan Benjamin Jacob Evan Jeremiah Jeremy Jonah
Other spellings of Jonnathan
Names related to Jonnathan
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Isaac 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, “Jonnathan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jonnathan, updated 20 October 2026.