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 1999 and has been recorded in 25 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2001 with 253 babies (rank #104 that year). In 2024 it was given to 92 boys (rank #195). 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.

4,435

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

253

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
1999	203	#125
2000	235	#109
2001	253	#104
2002	190	#125
2003	176	#133
2004	230	#108
2005	196	#115
2006	157	#145
2007	147	#147
2008	146	#153
2009	211	#118
2010	217	#118
2011	169	#129
2012	213	#115
2013	161	#139
2014	189	#130
2015	186	#129
2016	171	#134
2017	217	#121
2018	170	#137
2019	140	#146
2020	127	#157
2022	125	#165
2023	114	#171
2024	92	#195