Meaning not yet researched.
Jonathan: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 3,822 in 2025. Its best rank was #15 in 1988.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #15 in 1988; #89 in 2025. About 99.8% of babies named Jonathan in 2025 were boys.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#89 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 1988, at #15.
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Jonathan: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 3,822 boys in 2025. Peak: #15 in 1988 · most boys in one year: 24,349 (1988).
In 2025, 3,822 US boys were named Jonathan, making it the 89th most common boys’ name of the year, down 6 places from #83 in 2024. That is 206 fewer than the 4,028 boys named Jonathan in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #15, reached in 1988. That year also had the most boys given the name: 24,349. For comparison, it was #48 in 2015 and #163 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Jonathan in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 18 babies with the name. In all, 874,440 US babies have been given the name, 0.4% of them girls and 99.5% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1980s, with 231,536 babies named Jonathan.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 50,151 US boys were named Jonathan; the busiest of those years was 2016, with 6,982. In 2025 that was about 1 in 447 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Jonathan ranked highest in Alabama in 2025, at #64 for boys there. It was in the top 100 in 22 states (counting DC). Related spellings in the SSA files include Jonathon (65,836 babies since 1880), Johnathon (25,652 babies since 1880), Jonatan (3,725 babies since 1880) and Yonatan (2,551 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Jonnathan, Jonothan and Johnatan are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to John, Johnathan, Johnathon, Johny, Jon and Jonathon.
Meaning not yet researched.
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Rare spellings summarised here: Jonnathan (1,238), Jonothan (882), Johnatan (687), Joenathan (312), Johnnathan (289), Jonathyn (277), Jonahtan (188), Johnathin (159), Johnothan (126), Jonathin (101), Joanathan (92), Johnattan (91), and more.
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 3 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 71 | #64 | #62 |
| California | 541 | #65 | #33 |
| Maryland | 78 | #67 | #45 |
| Connecticut | 53 | #68 | #47 |
| Alaska | 11 | #71 | #157 |
| Washington | 95 | #77 | #58 |
| Massachusetts | 88 | #78 | #41 |
| South Carolina | 65 | #78 | #45 |
| Texas | 491 | #79 | #35 |
| Oklahoma | 52 | #80 | #45 |
| Virginia | 106 | #81 | #57 |
| North Carolina | 147 | #83 | #55 |
| Nevada | 35 | #85 | #37 |
| Florida | 244 | #85 | #37 |
| Arizona | 94 | #88 | #37 |
| Kansas | 40 | #89 | #82 |
| New York | 199 | #90 | #42 |
| Pennsylvania | 137 | #92 | #71 |
| Rhode Island | 12 | #93 | #79 |
| New Jersey | 103 | #96 | #41 |
| Delaware | 11 | #97 | #87 |
| Georgia | 115 | #100 | #48 |
| Indiana | 75 | #103 | #71 |
| Tennessee | 85 | #107 | #73 |
| Kentucky | 51 | #107 | #68 |
| Illinois | 109 | #108 | #40 |
| Minnesota | 55 | #115 | #96 |
| Oregon | 34 | #115 | #42 |
| New Hampshire | 13 | #116 | #83 |
| Michigan | 85 | #118 | #81 |
| South Dakota | 11 | #120 | #88 |
| Mississippi | 27 | #121 | #62 |
| Ohio | 111 | #121 | #80 |
| Louisiana | 42 | #123 | #68 |
| Missouri | 56 | #128 | #85 |
| Colorado | 55 | #130 | #55 |
| New Mexico | 15 | #131 | #41 |
| Nebraska | 20 | #132 | #65 |
| Idaho | 20 | #136 | #73 |
| Iowa | 29 | #148 | #72 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | #152 | #79 |
| West Virginia | 12 | #160 | #95 |
| Arkansas | 23 | #163 | #63 |
| Utah | 34 | #164 | #94 |
| Wisconsin | 38 | #167 | #87 |
| North Dakota | 7 | #185 | #212 |
| Maine | 7 | #190 | #90 |
| Hawaii | 6 | #191 | #73 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #15,980 | 3,822 | #89 |
| 2024 | — | — | 4,028 | #83 |
| 2023 | 6 | #14,216 | 4,094 | #82 |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,675 | 4,220 | #79 |
| 2021 | 5 | #16,354 | 4,465 | #77 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,656 | 4,757 | #70 |
| 2019 | 6 | #14,598 | 5,470 | #64 |
| 2018 | 7 | #13,071 | 5,779 | #63 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,932 | 6,534 | #55 |
| 2016 | 16 | #7,408 | 6,982 | #56 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,773 | 7,660 | #48 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,511 | 8,120 | #44 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,285 | 8,577 | #41 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,808 | 9,372 | #34 |
| 2011 | 21 | #6,236 | 10,254 | #31 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,476 | 11,140 | #28 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,645 | 11,386 | #29 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,207 | 12,905 | #26 |
| 2007 | 24 | #5,796 | 13,809 | #23 |
| 2006 | 27 | #5,154 | 14,387 | #22 |
| 2005 | 27 | #4,884 | 14,443 | #19 |
| 2004 | 77 | #2,274 | 14,375 | #21 |
| 2003 | 32 | #4,147 | 14,994 | #22 |
| 2002 | 35 | #3,761 | 15,514 | #21 |
| 2001 | 39 | #3,445 | 16,147 | #23 |
| 2000 | 49 | #2,918 | 16,888 | #21 |
| 1999 | 38 | #3,345 | 17,068 | #22 |
| 1998 | 37 | #3,323 | 17,649 | #21 |
| 1997 | 43 | #2,848 | 18,542 | #21 |
| 1996 | 62 | #2,190 | 18,602 | #21 |
| 1995 | 56 | #2,353 | 18,155 | #23 |
| 1994 | 76 | #1,878 | 19,068 | #23 |
| 1993 | 71 | #1,972 | 19,954 | #22 |
| 1992 | 64 | #2,114 | 21,413 | #21 |
| 1991 | 87 | #1,693 | 22,975 | #20 |
| 1990 | 92 | #1,626 | 24,077 | #17 |
| 1989 | 101 | #1,455 | 23,608 | #17 |
| 1988 | 164 | #1,001 | 24,349 | #15 |
| 1987 | 179 | #924 | 23,119 | #18 |
| 1986 | 174 | #923 | 23,973 | #16 |
| 1985 | 181 | #884 | 24,116 | #17 |
| 1984 | 183 | #842 | 23,345 | #19 |
| 1983 | 177 | #863 | 22,756 | #19 |
| 1982 | 168 | #902 | 23,113 | #16 |
| 1981 | 152 | #964 | 22,588 | #16 |
| 1980 | 104 | #1,252 | 18,986 | #21 |
| 1979 | 80 | #1,488 | 14,331 | #31 |
| 1978 | 81 | #1,427 | 12,514 | #31 |
| 1977 | 81 | #1,387 | 12,319 | #28 |
| 1976 | 82 | #1,320 | 11,314 | #31 |
| 1975 | 55 | #1,718 | 10,904 | #30 |
| 1974 | 63 | #1,536 | 10,230 | #33 |
| 1973 | 63 | #1,500 | 10,273 | #31 |
| 1972 | 51 | #1,735 | 9,219 | #37 |
| 1971 | 44 | #1,946 | 8,628 | #40 |
| 1970 | 35 | #2,252 | 8,194 | #42 |
| 1969 | 31 | #2,319 | 7,080 | #46 |
| 1968 | 23 | #2,666 | 5,808 | #53 |
| 1967 | 20 | #2,816 | 4,920 | #56 |
| 1966 | 20 | #2,798 | 4,662 | #65 |
| 1965 | 15 | #3,322 | 4,723 | #74 |
| 1964 | 19 | #2,954 | 4,644 | #83 |
| 1963 | 16 | #3,243 | 4,471 | #88 |
| 1962 | 14 | #3,502 | 4,253 | #94 |
| 1961 | 20 | #2,787 | 3,485 | #112 |
| 1960 | 11 | #4,027 | 3,343 | #118 |
| 1959 | 9 | #4,448 | 3,082 | #124 |
| 1958 | 7 | #5,119 | 3,084 | #124 |
| 1957 | 12 | #3,566 | 3,048 | #124 |
| 1956 | 6 | #5,581 | 3,124 | #114 |
| 1955 | 11 | #3,663 | 3,025 | #116 |
| 1954 | 8 | #4,445 | 2,743 | #121 |
| 1953 | — | — | 2,335 | #133 |
| 1952 | — | — | 2,062 | #139 |
| 1951 | — | — | 1,775 | #147 |
| 1950 | — | — | 1,538 | #163 |
| 1949 | — | — | 1,431 | #164 |
| 1948 | — | — | 1,282 | #173 |
| 1947 | — | — | 1,198 | #177 |
| 1946 | — | — | 1,102 | #173 |
| 1945 | — | — | 881 | #179 |
| 1944 | — | — | 639 | #217 |
| 1943 | — | — | 575 | #245 |
| 1942 | — | — | 553 | #243 |
| 1941 | — | — | 359 | #303 |
| 1940 | — | — | 276 | #342 |
| 1939 | — | — | 295 | #318 |
| 1938 | — | — | 235 | #363 |
| 1937 | — | — | 197 | #397 |
| 1936 | — | — | 172 | #427 |
| 1935 | — | — | 167 | #439 |
| 1934 | — | — | 133 | #498 |
| 1933 | — | — | 126 | #500 |
| 1932 | — | — | 118 | #540 |
| 1931 | — | — | 117 | #542 |
| 1930 | — | — | 103 | #603 |
| 1929 | — | — | 91 | #645 |
| 1928 | — | — | 115 | #577 |
| 1927 | — | — | 108 | #597 |
| 1926 | — | — | 106 | #609 |
| 1925 | — | — | 114 | #589 |
| 1924 | — | — | 97 | #655 |
| 1923 | — | — | 97 | #652 |
| 1922 | — | — | 117 | #599 |
| 1921 | — | — | 122 | #573 |
| 1920 | — | — | 111 | #596 |
| 1919 | — | — | 77 | #725 |
| 1918 | — | — | 83 | #688 |
| 1917 | — | — | 96 | #608 |
| 1916 | — | — | 100 | #576 |
| 1915 | — | — | 83 | #638 |
| 1914 | — | — | 77 | #573 |
| 1913 | — | — | 53 | #607 |
| 1912 | — | — | 48 | #588 |
| 1911 | — | — | 24 | #633 |
| 1910 | — | — | 19 | #693 |
| 1909 | — | — | 15 | #738 |
| 1908 | — | — | 12 | #803 |
| 1907 | — | — | 11 | #843 |
| 1906 | — | — | 12 | #730 |
| 1905 | — | — | 14 | #651 |
| 1904 | — | — | 14 | #631 |
| 1903 | — | — | 19 | #495 |
| 1902 | — | — | 22 | #447 |
| 1901 | — | — | 9 | #752 |
| 1900 | — | — | 11 | #818 |
| 1899 | — | — | 8 | #825 |
| 1898 | — | — | 13 | #620 |
| 1897 | — | — | 15 | #534 |
| 1896 | — | — | 18 | #490 |
| 1895 | — | — | 9 | #768 |
| 1894 | — | — | 16 | #509 |
| 1893 | — | — | 9 | #734 |
| 1892 | — | — | 13 | #588 |
| 1891 | — | — | 12 | #541 |
| 1890 | — | — | 16 | #472 |
| 1889 | — | — | 12 | #567 |
| 1888 | — | — | 17 | #474 |
| 1887 | — | — | 10 | #612 |
| 1886 | — | — | 19 | #411 |
| 1885 | — | — | 30 | #311 |
| 1884 | — | — | 21 | #391 |
| 1883 | — | — | 17 | #441 |
| 1882 | — | — | 27 | #340 |
| 1881 | — | — | 21 | #369 |
| 1880 | — | — | 18 | #415 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).