Jonathan: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced JAH-nuh-thuhn · 3 syllables

Jonathan means “God has given”, from Hebrew.

Borrowed from Hebrew (y honatan), (yonatan, literally “God has given”), apparently with influence from Aramaic [Term?].

How popular is Jonathan?

Jonathan was the #89 name in the US in 2025, given to 3,827 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 54% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1980.

Babies named Jonathan in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1980).

Half of US adults named Jonathan are older than 38; most are between 20 and 62. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Jonathan have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Jonathan means “God has given”. It comes from Hebrew.

Jonathan is pronounced JAH-nuh-thuhn.

Jonathan was the #89 name in the US in 2025, given to 3,827 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 54% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1980.

Half of US adults named Jonathan are older than 38. Most are between 20 and 62.