Jonathan

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Jonathan is a common name given to males which means "YHWH has given" in Hebrew. The earliest known use of the name was in the Bible; one Jonathan was the son of King Saul, a close friend of David. Variants of Jonathan include Jonatan, Djonathan.

From Wikipedia

Jonathan first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 2,901 babies (rank #6 that year). In 2024 it was given to 207 boys (rank #162). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jonathan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jonathan yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

30,240

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,901

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Stranger Things: Jonathan Byers — Will's brother

Famous people named Jonathan

Jonathan Swiftscience fiction writer · b. 1667
Jonathan Wintersfilm actor · b. 1925
Jonathan Demmefilm screenwriter · b. 1944
Jonathan Rhys Meyersfilm actor · b. 1977
Jonathan Bankstelevision actor · b. 1947

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	2,901	#6
1992	2,548	#9
1993	2,321	#12
1994	1,917	#15
1995	1,816	#18
1996	1,771	#18
1997	1,438	#20
1998	1,326	#24
1999	1,219	#27
2000	1,122	#28
2001	995	#34
2002	867	#38
2003	820	#40
2004	742	#43
2005	686	#48
2006	644	#57
2007	587	#64
2008	585	#67
2009	528	#72
2010	549	#65
2011	510	#66
2012	482	#80
2013	470	#82
2014	488	#72
2015	398	#99
2016	357	#110
2017	381	#97
2018	323	#114
2019	273	#136
2020	238	#150
2021	238	#155
2022	259	#128
2023	194	#167
2024	207	#162