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Yonatan

Boy

Meaning of Yonatan: Hebrew: 'God has given'

Yonatan 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 — 2763rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2921st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2763

45 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2921

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,551

First recorded 1974 · peak 2005

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 9 babies1982: 18 babies1983: 15 babies1984: 20 babies1985: 11 babies1986: 30 babies1987: 24 babies1988: 22 babies1989: 25 babies1990: 31 babies19901991: 29 babies1992: 27 babies1993: 37 babies1994: 42 babies1995: 44 babies1996: 72 babies1997: 50 babies1998: 63 babies1999: 72 babies2000: 70 babies20002001: 94 babies2002: 93 babies2003: 87 babies2004: 78 babies2005: 100 babies2006: 98 babies2007: 89 babies2008: 85 babies2009: 74 babies2010: 72 babies20102011: 66 babies2012: 56 babies2013: 68 babies2014: 77 babies2015: 78 babies2016: 66 babies2017: 58 babies2018: 63 babies2019: 64 babies2020: 45 babies20202021: 46 babies2022: 60 babies2023: 53 babies2024: 61 babies2025: 45 babies
US babies named Yonatan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 100.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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