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Jonathan is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 870,561 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 866,991 as boys and 3,570 as girls. Jonathan gained popularity in the 1950s, peaked in 1988 and has since declined significantly. It is the #56 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 4,018
2023 4,094
2022 4,221
2021 4,463
2020 4,764
2019 5,472
2018 5,781
2017 6,533
2016 6,996
2015 7,667
2014 8,130
2013 8,587
2012 9,379
2011 10,274
2010 11,154
2009 11,398
2008 12,922
2007 13,833
2006 14,414
2005 14,469
2004 14,452
2003 15,025
2002 15,549
2001 16,185
2000 16,937
1999 17,104
1998 17,686
1997 18,584
1996 18,664
1995 18,211
1994 19,144
1993 20,023
1992 21,479
1991 23,062
1990 24,169
1989 23,708
1988 24,512
1987 23,299
1986 24,147
1985 24,297
1984 23,527
1983 22,933
1982 23,282
1981 22,746
1980 19,092
1979 14,413
1978 12,595
1977 12,403
1976 11,397
1975 10,958
1974 10,294
1973 10,334
1972 9,274
1971 8,673
1970 8,229
1969 7,113
1968 5,829
1967 4,940
1966 4,683
1965 4,738
1964 4,665
1963 4,485
1962 4,269
1961 3,503
1960 3,352
1959 3,092
1958 3,090
1957 3,061
1956 3,131
1955 3,034
1954 2,751
1953 2,335
1952 2,063
1951 1,775
1950 1,538
1949 1,432
1948 1,283
1947 1,197
1946 1,102
1945 881
1944 639
1943 575
1942 553
1941 359
1940 276
1939 295
1938 235
1937 197
1936 172
1935 167
1934 133
1933 126
1932 118
1931 117
1930 103
1929 91
1928 115
1927 108
1926 106
1925 114
1924 97
1923 97
1922 117
1921 122
1920 111
1919 77
1918 83
1917 96
1916 100
1915 83
1914 77
1913 53
1912 48
1911 24
1910 19
1909 15
1908 12
1907 11
1906 12
1905 14
1904 14
1903 19
1902 22
1901 9
1900 11
1899 8
1898 13
1897 15
1896 18
1895 9
1894 16
1893 9
1892 13
1891 12
1890 16
1889 12
1888 17
1887 10
1886 19
1885 30
1884 21
1883 17
1882 27
1881 21
1880 18