Yonathan
Yonathan was the 4388th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 2060th; the most babies were born in 2008 (68). Over the last ten years it has moved down 960 places. More babies were named Yonathan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,388 boys, down 118 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200868 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,455babies recorded
Yonathan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,388 | 24 |
| 2020 | #4,270 | 24 |
| 2010 | #2,099 | 65 |
| 2000 | #2,133 | 48 |
| 1990 | #3,306 | 19 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Yonathan, counting every spelling?
Yonathan has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Yonathan?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yonathan (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Yonathan 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 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yonathan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yonathan?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Yonathan are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 12 and 26. That makes Yonathan 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.
Yonathan by state
How common Yonathan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Yonathan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yonathan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Yonathan
How popular is the name Yonathan?
Yonathan was the 4388th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 2060th; the most babies were born in 2008 (68). Over the last ten years it has moved down 960 places. More babies were named Yonathan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Yonathan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Yonathan in the US.
Where is Yonathan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yonathan was most common in North Carolina (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and California.