Jonathon
A variant spelling of Jonathan, from the Hebrew Yehonatan, meaning Yahweh has given. In the Bible he is Saul's son and David's close friend.
Jonathon in 2025
Jonathon was given to 119 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,153rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 27,860 babies born.
The history of Jonathon
Jonathon reached its highest point in 1990, when 2,680 babies were given the name, ranking 247th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 244th, in 1989.
Across the 114 years of records since 1912, 65,836 babies have been named Jonathon. Half of them were born before 1990, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Jonathon by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jonathon | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 31 | 5,349 |
| 1920s | 57 | 5,199 |
| 1930s | 47 | 4,019 |
| 1940s | 344 | 1,978 |
| 1950s | 1,253 | 1,327 |
| 1960s | 2,524 | 859 |
| 1970s | 7,217 | 473 |
| 1980s | 19,711 | 244 |
| 1990s | 21,488 | 247 |
| 2000s | 9,583 | 435 |
| 2010s | 2,825 | 1,139 |
| 2020s | 756 | 2,689 |
Where Jonathon is heading
Jonathon has fallen 53% over the past decade, from 254 babies in 2015 to 119 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1990 peak — Jonathon is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Jonathon
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jonathon.