Jonathan

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Hebrew	Boy	God gives
Belgian	Boy	God has given
Christian	Boy	God has given
Danish	Boy	God has given
Jamaican	Boy	Gift of God
Jewish	Boy	Gift of God

Fun Facts about the name Jonathan

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Nahtanoj

Scrabble Score

18 points

Similar & Rhyming Names

Aung HanSeaghanLathanJehanEithan

Popularity of Jonathan

Popularity Analysis

The name Jonathan first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest popularity ranking was #15, which it reached in 1988. It has been a long-time favorite, spending 63 years in the top 100. As of 2024, it ranked #83.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	83	Male	0.2177%
2023	82	Male	0.2223%
2022	79	Male	0.2246%
2021	77	Male	0.2377%
2020	70	Male	0.2561%
2019	64	Male	0.2842%
2018	63	Male	0.2966%
2017	55	Male	0.3297%
2016	56	Male	0.3442%
2015	48	Male	0.3738%
2014	44	Male	0.3963%
2013	42	Male	0.4238%
2012	34	Male	0.4617%
2011	31	Male	0.5042%
2010	28	Male	0.5423%
2009	30	Male	0.5361%
2008	26	Male	0.5906%
2007	23	Male	0.6224%
2006	22	Male	0.6556%
2005	19	Male	0.6790%
2004	21	Male	0.6799%
2003	22	Male	0.7135%
2002	21	Male	0.7505%
2001	23	Male	0.7805%
2000	21	Male	0.8084%
1999	22	Male	0.8368%
1998	21	Male	0.8704%
1997	21	Male	0.9280%
1996	21	Male	0.9278%
1995	23	Male	0.9025%
1994	23	Male	0.9354%
1993	22	Male	0.9655%
1992	21	Male	1.0198%
1991	20	Male	1.0842%
1990	17	Male	1.1190%
1989	17	Male	1.1264%
1988	15	Male	1.2165%
1987	18	Male	1.1851%
1986	16	Male	1.2479%
1985	17	Male	1.2538%
1984	19	Male	1.2445%
1983	19	Male	1.2212%
1982	16	Male	1.2259%
1981	16	Male	1.2129%
1980	21	Male	1.0244%
1979	31	Male	0.7996%
1978	31	Male	0.7332%
1977	28	Male	0.7211%
1976	31	Male	0.6929%
1975	30	Male	0.6726%
1974	33	Male	0.6274%
1973	31	Male	0.6363%
1972	37	Male	0.5507%
1971	40	Male	0.4752%
1970	42	Male	0.4302%
1969	46	Male	0.3870%
1968	53	Male	0.3274%
1967	56	Male	0.2765%
1966	65	Male	0.2569%
1965	74	Male	0.2495%
1964	83	Male	0.2290%
1963	88	Male	0.2167%
1962	94	Male	0.2026%
1961	111	Male	0.1615%
1960	118	Male	0.1547%
1959	124	Male	0.1424%
1958	124	Male	0.1434%
1957	124	Male	0.1391%
1956	114	Male	0.1454%
1955	116	Male	0.1446%
1954	121	Male	0.1325%
1953	133	Male	0.1167%
1952	139	Male	0.1046%
1951	147	Male	0.0928%
1950	163	Male	0.0847%
1949	164	Male	0.0794%
1948	173	Male	0.0718%
1947	177	Male	0.0645%
1946	173	Male	0.0667%
1945	179	Male	0.0642%
1944	217	Male	0.0460%
1943	246	Male	0.0395%
1942	243	Male	0.0393%
1941	303	Male	0.0286%
1940	341	Male	0.0234%
1939	319	Male	0.0260%
1938	367	Male	0.0206%
1937	395	Male	0.0181%
1936	427	Male	0.0162%
1935	444	Male	0.0154%
1934	501	Male	0.0125%
1933	500	Male	0.0125%
1932	542	Male	0.0110%
1931	540	Male	0.0109%
1930	601	Male	0.0091%
1929	641	Male	0.0083%
1928	571	Male	0.0102%
1927	597	Male	0.0093%
1926	611	Male	0.0093%
1925	590	Male	0.0099%
1924	655	Male	0.0083%
1923	648	Male	0.0087%
1922	601	Male	0.0103%
1921	573	Male	0.0107%
1920	594	Male	0.0102%
1919	733	Male	0.0075%
1918	688	Male	0.0079%
1917	606	Male	0.0101%
1916	573	Male	0.0109%
1915	638	Male	0.0094%
1914	573	Male	0.0113%
1913	607	Male	0.0099%
1912	588	Male	0.0106%
1911	633	Male	0.0099%
1910	693	Male	0.0091%
1909	738	Male	0.0085%
1908	803	Male	0.0072%
1907	843	Male	0.0069%
1906	730	Male	0.0083%
1905	651	Male	0.0098%
1904	631	Male	0.0101%
1903	495	Male	0.0147%
1902	446	Male	0.0166%
1901	752	Male	0.0078%
1900	818	Male	0.0068%
1899	825	Male	0.0069%
1898	620	Male	0.0098%
1897	506	Male	0.0131%
1896	490	Male	0.0139%
1895	724	Male	0.0079%
1894	509	Male	0.0128%
1893	735	Male	0.0074%
1892	588	Male	0.0099%
1891	541	Male	0.0110%
1890	472	Male	0.0134%
1889	567	Male	0.0101%
1888	456	Male	0.0139%
1887	612	Male	0.0091%
1886	411	Male	0.0160%
1885	311	Male	0.0259%
1884	391	Male	0.0171%
1883	423	Male	0.0160%
1882	340	Male	0.0221%
1881	369	Male	0.0194%
1880	415	Male	0.0152%

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