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In 2024, 4,018 boys in the United States were named Jonathan, making it the 83rd most popular boy's name that year.
It has fallen over the decade, from 44th ten years before.
Its busiest year on record was 1988, with 24,512 births.
Records for Jonathan go back to 1880, and 870,561 babies have been given the name since.
Hebrew name meaning "gift of Jehovah." Biblical figure was King Saul's son and David's loyal friend.
Jonathan is of Hebrew origin, described as biblical in style.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 4,018 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Each of these is a name in its own right in the 2024 US data, given to at least 100 babies that year.
Names of the same origin for a sister, most common first.
Hebrew name meaning "gift of Jehovah." Biblical figure was King Saul's son and David's loyal friend.
Jonathan is of Hebrew origin, and is usually described as biblical in style.
In 2024, 4,018 boys in the United States were named Jonathan, making it the 83rd most popular boy's name that year.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 4,018 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Jon, Joni are shorter names in current US use that share the opening of Jonathan.