How Many People Are Named Jonathan?
people named Jonathan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 418 people in the US has this name
Based on 874,440 babies named Jonathan in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐⭐ Common
Peak Year
24,513 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Hebrew name יְהוֹנָתָן (Yehonatan),contracted to יוֹנָתָן (Yonatan), meaning "YAHWEH has given". According to the Old Testament, Jonathan was the eldest son of Saul. His relationship with his father was strained due to his close friendship with his father's rival David. Along with Saul he was killed in battle with the Philistines.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Jonathan in English. Counting Jonathan and these spellings together, about 997,686 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Jonathan (99.6%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Jonathan alive today is about 34 years old, and 56% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 23 and 43 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Jonathan first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1988, to 24,513 babies. In 2025, 3,827 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Jonathan never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #15, in 1988, and it was in the top 100 for 64 years, 1962 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #89.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #89 |
| Best rank | #15 (1988) |
| Years in the top 100 | 64 (1962 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #18 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Jonathan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jonathan were born in California than in any other state: about 117,076 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Jonathan was given 1.4 times as often in Massachusetts, 1.4 times in New Hampshire and 1.3 times in Connecticut.
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