Johnathan
A respelling of Jonathan, Hebrew Yehonatan, meaning Yahweh has given. The added h comes from the influence of the unrelated name John.
Johnathan in 2025
Johnathan was given to 594 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,022nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 5,581 babies born.
The history of Johnathan
Johnathan reached its highest point in 1990, when 3,253 babies were given the name, ranking 214th that year.
Across the 145 years of records since 1881, 98,611 babies have been named Johnathan. Half of them were born before 1995, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Johnathan by decade
| Decade | Babies named Johnathan | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | 1,725 |
| 1910s | 51 | 4,130 |
| 1920s | 93 | 4,156 |
| 1930s | 97 | 3,677 |
| 1940s | 215 | 2,285 |
| 1950s | 792 | 1,654 |
| 1960s | 2,438 | 867 |
| 1970s | 7,884 | 443 |
| 1980s | 22,072 | 216 |
| 1990s | 27,334 | 214 |
| 2000s | 21,965 | 294 |
| 2010s | 11,804 | 407 |
| 2020s | 3,855 | 862 |
Where Johnathan is heading
Johnathan has fallen 49% over the past decade, from 1,161 babies in 2015 to 594 in 2025.
Names like Johnathan
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Johnathan.