boy's name
Jhonathan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 9
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 935
Jhonathan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2000, when 40 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1973.
Jhonathan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 80 |
| 1990s | 222 |
| 2000s | 336 |
| 2010s | 198 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 84 |
How popular is Jhonathan?
In 2025, Jhonathan was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Jhonathan is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jhonathan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jhonathan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jhonathan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jhonathan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jhonathan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jhonathan
How popular is the name Jhonathan?
In 2025, Jhonathan was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Jhonathan a girl's or a boy's name?
Jhonathan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jhonathan most popular?
Jhonathan peaked in 2000, when 40 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jhonathan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jhonathan currently ranks #6,195 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.