Jonathan is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #89 in 2025.
Jonathan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #89 among boys (3,822) and #15,980 among girls (5) — overall #156 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,827 | 3,836 | #15,980 | #89 |
| 2024 | 4,028 | 4,040 | — | #83 |
| 2023 | 4,100 | 4,116 | #14,216 | #82 |
| 2022 | 4,228 | 4,243 | #11,675 | #79 |
| 2021 | 4,470 | 4,489 | #16,354 | #77 |
| 2020 | 4,766 | 4,782 | #10,656 | #70 |
| 2019 | 5,476 | 5,491 | #14,598 | #64 |
| 2018 | 5,786 | 5,810 | #13,071 | #63 |
| 2017 | 6,540 | 6,573 | #14,932 | #55 |
| 2016 | 6,998 | 7,019 | #7,408 | #56 |
| 2015 | 7,671 | 7,707 | #9,773 | #48 |
| 2014 | 8,130 | 8,186 | #10,511 | #44 |
| 2013 | 8,589 | 8,652 | #9,285 | #41 |
| 2012 | 9,382 | 9,457 | #10,808 | #34 |
| 2011 | 10,275 | 10,367 | #6,236 | #31 |
| 2010 | 11,154 | 11,260 | #8,476 | #28 |
| 2009 | 11,400 | 11,507 | #8,645 | #29 |
| 2008 | 12,923 | 13,053 | #7,207 | #26 |
| 2007 | 13,833 | 13,948 | #5,796 | #23 |
| 2006 | 14,414 | 14,549 | #5,154 | #22 |
| 2005 | 14,470 | 14,650 | #4,884 | #19 |
| 2004 | 14,452 | 14,615 | #2,274 | #21 |
| 2003 | 15,026 | 15,232 | #4,147 | #22 |
| 2002 | 15,549 | 15,756 | #3,761 | #21 |
| 2001 | 16,186 | 16,425 | #3,445 | #23 |
| 2000 | 16,937 | 17,274 | #2,918 | #21 |
| 1999 | 17,106 | 17,469 | #3,345 | #22 |
| 1998 | 17,686 | 18,051 | #3,323 | #21 |
| 1997 | 18,585 | — | #2,848 | #21 |
| 1996 | 18,664 | — | #2,190 | #21 |
| 1995 | 18,211 | — | #2,353 | #23 |
| 1994 | 19,144 | — | #1,878 | #23 |
| 1993 | 20,025 | — | #1,972 | #22 |
| 1992 | 21,477 | — | #2,114 | #21 |
| 1991 | 23,062 | — | #1,693 | #20 |
| 1990 | 24,169 | — | #1,626 | #17 |
| 1989 | 23,709 | — | #1,455 | #17 |
| 1988 | 24,513 | — | #1,001 | #15 |
| 1987 | 23,298 | — | #924 | #18 |
| 1986 | 24,147 | — | #923 | #16 |
| 1985 | 24,297 | — | #884 | #17 |
| 1984 | 23,528 | — | #842 | #19 |
| 1983 | 22,933 | — | #863 | #19 |
| 1982 | 23,281 | — | #902 | #16 |
| 1981 | 22,740 | — | #964 | #16 |
| 1980 | 19,090 | — | #1,252 | #21 |
| 1979 | 14,411 | — | #1,488 | #31 |
| 1978 | 12,595 | — | #1,427 | #31 |
| 1977 | 12,400 | — | #1,387 | #28 |
| 1976 | 11,396 | — | #1,320 | #31 |
| 1975 | 10,959 | — | #1,718 | #30 |
| 1974 | 10,293 | — | #1,536 | #33 |
| 1973 | 10,336 | — | #1,500 | #31 |
| 1972 | 9,270 | — | #1,735 | #37 |
| 1971 | 8,672 | — | #1,946 | #40 |
| 1970 | 8,229 | — | #2,252 | #42 |
| 1969 | 7,111 | — | #2,319 | #46 |
| 1968 | 5,831 | — | #2,666 | #53 |
| 1967 | 4,940 | — | #2,816 | #56 |
| 1966 | 4,682 | — | #2,798 | #65 |
| 1965 | 4,738 | — | #3,322 | #74 |
| 1964 | 4,663 | — | #2,954 | #83 |
| 1963 | 4,487 | — | #3,243 | #88 |
| 1962 | 4,267 | — | #3,502 | #94 |
| 1961 | 3,505 | — | #2,787 | #112 |
| 1960 | 3,354 | — | #4,027 | #118 |
| 1959 | 3,091 | — | #4,448 | #124 |
| 1958 | 3,091 | — | #5,119 | #124 |
| 1957 | 3,060 | — | #3,566 | #124 |
| 1956 | 3,130 | — | #5,581 | #114 |
| 1955 | 3,036 | — | #3,663 | #116 |
| 1954 | 2,751 | — | #4,445 | #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 |