Jotham
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JOH-tham
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,423 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,606 for boys
Jotham is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is perfect”. In 2025 it ranked 1,423rd for boys in the UK (20 babies) and 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
What does Jotham mean?
Hebrew
“God is perfect”
Jotham was a king of Judah; another Jotham tells the Bible's earliest fable, about trees choosing a king.
Is Jotham a girl's or a boy's name?
Jotham is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the UK and 16 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jotham in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,423among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 15,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 66% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the UK were named Jotham, making it the 1,423rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2015, with 22 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jotham in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,537th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Jotham in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,423 |
| 2024 | 22 | #1,311 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 22 | #1,268 |
| 2014 | 13 | #1,834 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 13 | #1,788 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,585 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Jotham in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,606among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Jotham, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,037th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 36 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the boys named Jotham in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jotham in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 30 | #3,691 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 19 | #4,932 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,037 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 2018 | 27 | #3,887 |
| 2017 | 30 | #3,582 |
| 2016 | 30 | #3,595 |
| 2015 | 26 | #3,980 |
| 2014 | 36 | #3,088 |
| 2013 | 36 | #3,058 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 27 | #3,790 |
| 2010 | 23 | #4,240 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,459 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,268 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,971 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
Names like Jotham
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Avi Avram Ivaan Krishiv Shivansh Vihaan Yuvraj Avyaan Advik Shivam Arjan
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Jotham: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jotham, updated 20 October 2026.