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Jonatan

Boy

Meaning of Jonatan: Hebrew: 'gift of God'

Jonatan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2669th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2669

47 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,725

First recorded 1971 · peak 2006

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 9 babies1982: 17 babies1983: 17 babies1984: 14 babies1985: 16 babies1986: 26 babies1987: 28 babies1988: 43 babies1989: 31 babies1990: 64 babies19901991: 77 babies1992: 98 babies1993: 71 babies1994: 126 babies1995: 149 babies1996: 143 babies1997: 116 babies1998: 115 babies1999: 111 babies2000: 128 babies20002001: 136 babies2002: 155 babies2003: 154 babies2004: 142 babies2005: 150 babies2006: 159 babies2007: 147 babies2008: 148 babies2009: 129 babies2010: 112 babies20102011: 102 babies2012: 71 babies2013: 79 babies2014: 58 babies2015: 69 babies2016: 50 babies2017: 45 babies2018: 37 babies2019: 46 babies2020: 38 babies20202021: 55 babies2022: 47 babies2023: 46 babies2024: 60 babies2025: 47 babies
US babies named Jonatan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 159.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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