Jonathan Boy
How popular is Jonathan?
#89 boy name in 2025
3,822 baby boys were named Jonathan in the US in 2025, making it the 89th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
Jonathan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #89 for boys (▼ 6 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 3,822 boys, 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-50% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #48 in 2015, #70 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1988 (24,349 boys) |
| Highest rank | #15 in 1988 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jonathan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jonathan family of names ranked #79 for boys in 2025 (#75 the year before), with 4,610 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan | 3,822 | 83% |
| Johnathan | 594 | 13% |
| Jonathon | 119 | 3% |
| Johnathon | 66 | 1% |
| Jonnathan | 9 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Jonathan is most popular
Babies named Jonathan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Rhode Island: 4.5 per 1,000 (73 boys)
- Delaware: 4.3 per 1,000 (65 boys)
- Alaska: 4.2 per 1,000 (50 boys)
- District of Columbia: 3.6 per 1,000 (53 boys)
- Nevada: 3.4 per 1,000 (196 boys)
Jonathan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 192 | #307 |
| 1890s | 129 | #458 |
| 1900s | 139 | #440 |
| 1910s | 660 | #569 |
| 1920s | 1,078 | #572 |
| 1930s | 1,663 | #318 |
| 1940s | 8,296 | #164 |
| 1950s | 25,816 | #114 |
| 1960s | 47,389 | #46 |
| 1970s | 107,926 | #28 |
| 1980s | 229,953 | #15 |
| 1990s | 197,503 | #17 |
| 2000s | 144,848 | #19 |
| 2010s | 79,888 | #28 |
| 2020s | 25,386 | #70 |
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Questions
- Is Jonathan a boy or girl name?
- Jonathan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jonathan were boys.
- How popular is the name Jonathan?
- 3,822 baby boys were named Jonathan in the US in 2025, making it the 89th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
- When was Jonathan most popular?
- Jonathan peaked in 1988, when 24,349 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #15 in 1988.
- How many people are named Jonathan?
- 874,440 babies have been named Jonathan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 820,290 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 35.
- Where is Jonathan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jonathan was most common in Rhode Island, at 4.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.