boy's name
Yonathan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,936
Yonathan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2008, when 68 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 138,141 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1983.
Yonathan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 75 |
| 1990s | 261 |
| 2000s | 522 |
| 2010s | 422 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 175 |
How popular is Yonathan?
In 2025, Yonathan was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Yonathan 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.
How Yonathan is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Yonathân | Yonathân is a rare spelling of Yonathan, written with a circumflex and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Yonathan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yonathan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yonathan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yonathan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yonathan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yonathan
How popular is the name Yonathan?
In 2025, Yonathan was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Yonathan a girl's or a boy's name?
Yonathan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Yonathan most popular?
Yonathan peaked in 2008, when 68 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Yonathan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yonathan currently ranks #4,297 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.