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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 1,881 babies (rank #39 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

15,702

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,881

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
1996	1,881	#39
1997	1,690	#45
1998	1,484	#48
1999	1,248	#55
2000	1,018	#59
2001	884	#66
2002	725	#80
2003	753	#79
2004	787	#81
2005	650	#93
2006	582	#101
2007	588	#102
2008	503	#113
2009	468	#127
2010	429	#141
2011	406	#147
2012	344	#170
2013	341	#167
2014	335	#172
2015	299	#192
2016	287	#197