Yonatan
Yonatan was the 2832nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1367th; the most babies were born in 2005 (100). Over the last ten years it has moved down 939 places. More babies were named Yonatan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,832 boys, down 75 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 45boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2005100 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,551babies recorded
Yonatan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,832 | 45 |
| 2020 | #2,757 | 45 |
| 2010 | #1,955 | 72 |
| 2000 | #1,665 | 70 |
| 1990 | #2,305 | 31 |
| 1980 | #3,609 | 12 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Yonatan, counting every spelling?
Yonatan has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Yonatan?
45 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yonatan (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Yonatan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 186 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yonatan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yonatan?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Yonatan are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 11 and 27. That makes Yonatan mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Yonatan by state
How common Yonatan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (4.1×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Yonatan
How popular is the name Yonatan?
Yonatan was the 2832nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1367th; the most babies were born in 2005 (100). Over the last ten years it has moved down 939 places. More babies were named Yonatan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Yonatan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Yonatan in the US.
Where is Yonatan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yonatan was most common in New York (0.13 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Texas.