Jonathan

Given to 874,440 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −22% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#14942
recorded as girls
#89
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
3,827
girls 5 · boys 3,822
Peak year
1985
24,116 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
874,440
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Jonathan was most popular in 1985, when 24,116 babies recorded as boys got the name (13.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 3,822 babies were named Jonathan, ranking #89 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 22%.03.757.511.251518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1985 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Jonathan was most popular in 1985, when 24,116 babies recorded as boys got the name (13.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 3,822 babies were named Jonathan, ranking #89 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 22%.03.757.511.25151880192019602000Peak 1985

Jonathan was most popular in 1985, when 24,116 babies recorded as boys got the name (13.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 3,822 babies were named Jonathan, ranking #89 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 22%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 5 14942 3,822 89
2024 <5 — 4,028 83
2023 6 13462 4,094 82
2022 8 11231 4,220 79
2021 5 15251 4,465 77
2020 9 10250 4,757 70
2019 6 13799 5,470 64
2018 7 12464 5,779 63
2017 6 14124 6,534 55
2016 16 7230 6,982 56
2015 11 9481 7,660 48
2014 10 10129 8,120 44
2013 12 9036 8,577 40
2012 10 10429 9,372 34
2011 21 6148 10,254 31
2010 14 8271 11,140 28
2009 14 8454 11,386 29
2008 18 7073 12,905 26
2007 24 5709 13,809 23
2006 27 5086 14,387 22
2005 27 4828 14,443 19
2004 77 2264 14,375 21
2003 32 4109 14,994 22
2002 35 3730 15,514 21
2001 39 3417 16,147 23
2000 49 2903 16,888 21
1999 38 3313 17,068 22
1998 37 3301 17,649 21
1997 43 2820 18,542 21
1996 62 2177 18,602 21
1995 56 2345 18,155 23
1994 76 1862 19,068 23
1993 71 1967 19,954 22
1992 64 2105 21,413 21
1991 87 1689 22,975 20
1990 92 1617 24,077 17
1989 101 1454 23,608 17
1988 164 999 24,349 15
1987 179 924 23,119 18
1986 174 922 23,973 16
1985 181 884 24,116 17
1984 183 841 23,345 19
1983 177 860 22,756 19
1982 168 900 23,113 16
1981 152 964 22,588 16
1980 104 1250 18,986 21
1979 80 1482 14,331 31
1978 81 1422 12,514 31
1977 81 1380 12,319 28
1976 82 1316 11,314 31
1975 55 1713 10,904 30
1974 63 1532 10,230 33
1973 63 1496 10,273 31
1972 51 1724 9,219 37
1971 44 1937 8,628 40
1970 35 2240 8,194 42
1969 31 2296 7,080 46
1968 23 2630 5,808 53
1967 20 2781 4,920 56
1966 20 2752 4,662 65
1965 15 3264 4,723 74
1964 19 2915 4,644 83
1963 16 3176 4,471 88
1962 14 3438 4,253 94
1961 20 2752 3,485 112
1960 11 3920 3,343 118
1959 9 4300 3,082 124
1958 7 4890 3,084 124
1957 12 3489 3,048 124
1956 6 5325 3,124 114
1955 11 3571 3,025 116
1954 8 4278 2,743 121
1953 <5 — 2,335 133
1952 <5 — 2,062 139
1951 <5 — 1,775 147
1950 <5 — 1,538 163
1949 <5 — 1,431 164
1948 <5 — 1,282 173
1947 <5 — 1,198 177
1946 <5 — 1,102 173
1945 <5 — 881 179
1944 <5 — 639 217
1943 <5 — 575 245
1942 <5 — 553 243
1941 <5 — 359 303
1940 <5 — 276 342
1939 <5 — 295 318
1938 <5 — 235 363
1937 <5 — 197 395
1936 <5 — 172 427
1935 <5 — 167 435
1934 <5 — 133 496
1933 <5 — 126 500
1932 <5 — 118 540
1931 <5 — 117 539
1930 <5 — 103 599
1929 <5 — 91 644
1928 <5 — 115 577
1927 <5 — 108 597
1926 <5 — 106 608
1925 <5 — 114 588
1924 <5 — 97 653
1923 <5 — 97 652
1922 <5 — 117 597
1921 <5 — 122 572
1920 <5 — 111 592
1919 <5 — 77 720
1918 <5 — 83 684
1917 <5 — 96 607
1916 <5 — 100 574
1915 <5 — 83 637
1914 <5 — 77 569
1913 <5 — 53 604
1912 <5 — 48 584
1911 <5 — 24 624
1910 <5 — 19 677
1909 <5 — 15 714
1908 <5 — 12 779
1907 <5 — 11 815
1906 <5 — 12 709
1905 <5 — 14 636
1904 <5 — 14 612
1903 <5 — 19 487
1902 <5 — 22 440
1901 <5 — 9 727
1900 <5 — 11 785
1899 <5 — 8 786
1898 <5 — 13 611
1897 <5 — 15 515
1896 <5 — 18 481
1895 <5 — 9 738
1894 <5 — 16 502
1893 <5 — 9 705
1892 <5 — 13 572
1891 <5 — 12 524
1890 <5 — 16 458
1889 <5 — 12 549
1888 <5 — 17 464
1887 <5 — 10 583
1886 <5 — 19 403
1885 <5 — 30 307
1884 <5 — 21 386
1883 <5 — 17 433
1882 <5 — 27 332
1881 <5 — 21 360
1880 <5 — 18 403

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Other spellings

Johnathan · 98,611 Jonathon · 65,836 Jonathen · 1,507 Jonnathan · 1,238 Jonthan · 990 Jonothan · 882 Johnnathan · 289 Jonathyn · 277

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Where Jonathan is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years