Jonothan
Boy · JAH-nuh-thun · Hebrew
Jonothan 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 Jonothan mean?
Hebrew: spelling variant of Jonathan
“God has given”
A variant spelling of Jonathan, the friend of David in the Hebrew Bible.
- Say it
- JAH-nuh-thun
Is Jonothan a girl's or a boy's name?
Jonothan is a boys' name.
How popular is Jonothan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1982, with 33 boys. It first appears in the records in 1950.
Half of all the boys named Jonothan in the US since 1880 were born between 1973 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jonothan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,596 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,824 |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,186 |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,463 |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,240 |
| 1992 | 22 | #2,993 |
| 1991 | 25 | #2,677 |
| 1990 | 24 | #2,689 |
| 1989 | 26 | #2,463 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 30 | #2,016 |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,598 |
| 1985 | 27 | #2,070 |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,612 |
| 1983 | 21 | #2,340 |
| 1982 | 33 | #1,733 |
| 1981 | 23 | #2,203 |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,728 |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,464 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,668 |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,270 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,262 |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,448 |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,050 |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,604 |
| 1972 | 17 | #2,243 |
| 1971 | 24 | #1,822 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,069 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,681 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,106 |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,469 |
| 1966 | 18 | #1,813 |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,778 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,281 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,317 |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,671 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 14 | #2,209 |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,529 |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,942 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,255 |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,214 |
| 1955 | 12 | #2,301 |
| 1954 | 8 | #2,940 |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,796 |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,370 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,328 |
Nicknames for Jonothan
Names like Jonothan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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