Jonthan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAH-nuh-thun
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jonthan 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 Jonthan mean?
Hebrew: spelling variant of Jonathan
“God has given”
A variant spelling of Jonathan, the friend of David in the Hebrew Bible.
Is Jonthan a girl's or a boy's name?
Jonthan is a boys' name.
How popular is Jonthan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1986, with 48 boys. It first appears in the records in 1956.
Half of all the boys named Jonthan in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jonthan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,829 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,016 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,918 |
| 1994 | 27 | #2,680 |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,691 |
| 1992 | 30 | #2,407 |
| 1991 | 43 | #1,817 |
| 1990 | 44 | #1,775 |
| 1989 | 36 | #1,988 |
| 1988 | 38 | #1,785 |
| 1987 | 40 | #1,682 |
| 1986 | 48 | #1,438 |
| 1985 | 39 | #1,613 |
| 1984 | 31 | #1,795 |
| 1983 | 43 | #1,447 |
| 1982 | 35 | #1,676 |
| 1981 | 33 | #1,725 |
| 1980 | 25 | #2,110 |
| 1979 | 21 | #2,309 |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,928 |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,270 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,093 |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,635 |
| 1974 | 19 | #2,197 |
| 1973 | 15 | #2,511 |
| 1972 | 23 | #1,871 |
| 1971 | 21 | #1,986 |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,124 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,681 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1967 | 8 | #2,984 |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,783 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 11 | #2,545 |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,672 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,303 |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,650 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #3,940 |
Nicknames for Jonthan
Names like Jonthan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jonathan Jordan Joshua Jeremy Nathan Benjamin Jesse Jason Jared Jacob Justin Jovan
Names related to Jonthan
Johnathan Jonathon Johnathon Jonatan Jonnathan Johnathen Johnatan
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Isaac Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie
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, “Jonthan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jonthan, updated 20 October 2026.