Jonathan
#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · #89 for boys in 2025, 3,822 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1988 · 24,349 births
- Debut · boys
- 18 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 64 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 870,866since 1880
Jonathan over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #14,942 | 5 | #89 | 3,822 |
| 2024 | — | #83 | 4,028 | |
| 2023 | #13,462 | 6 | #82 | 4,094 |
| 2022 | #11,231 | 8 | #79 | 4,220 |
| 2021 | #15,251 | 5 | #77 | 4,465 |
| 2020 | #10,250 | 9 | #70 | 4,757 |
| 2019 | #13,799 | 6 | #64 | 5,470 |
| 2018 | #12,464 | 7 | #63 | 5,779 |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | #55 | 6,534 |
| 2016 | #7,230 | 16 | #56 | 6,982 |
| 2015 | #9,481 | 11 | #48 | 7,660 |
| 2014 | #10,129 | 10 | #44 | 8,120 |
| 2013 | #9,036 | 12 | #40 | 8,577 |
| 2012 | #10,429 | 10 | #34 | 9,372 |
| 2011 | #6,148 | 21 | #31 | 10,254 |
| 2010 | #8,271 | 14 | #28 | 11,140 |
| 2009 | #8,454 | 14 | #29 | 11,386 |
| 2008 | #7,073 | 18 | #26 | 12,905 |
| 2007 | #5,709 | 24 | #23 | 13,809 |
| 2006 | #5,086 | 27 | #22 | 14,387 |
| 2005 | #4,828 | 27 | #19 | 14,443 |
| 2004 | #2,264 | 77 | #21 | 14,375 |
| 2003 | #4,109 | 32 | #22 | 14,994 |
| 2002 | #3,730 | 35 | #21 | 15,514 |
| 2001 | #3,417 | 39 | #23 | 16,147 |
| 2000 | #2,903 | 49 | #21 | 16,888 |
| 1999 | #3,313 | 38 | #22 | 17,068 |
| 1998 | #3,301 | 37 | #21 | 17,649 |
| 1997 | #2,820 | 43 | #21 | 18,542 |
| 1996 | #2,177 | 62 | #21 | 18,602 |
| 1995 | #2,345 | 56 | #23 | 18,155 |
| 1994 | #1,862 | 76 | #23 | 19,068 |
| 1993 | #1,967 | 71 | #22 | 19,954 |
| 1992 | #2,105 | 64 | #21 | 21,413 |
| 1991 | #1,689 | 87 | #20 | 22,975 |
| 1990 | #1,617 | 92 | #17 | 24,077 |
| 1989 | #1,454 | 101 | #17 | 23,608 |
| 1988 | #999 | 164 | #15 | 24,349 |
| 1987 | #924 | 179 | #18 | 23,119 |
| 1986 | #922 | 174 | #16 | 23,973 |
| 1985 | #884 | 181 | #17 | 24,116 |
| 1984 | #841 | 183 | #19 | 23,345 |
| 1983 | #860 | 177 | #19 | 22,756 |
| 1982 | #900 | 168 | #16 | 23,113 |
| 1981 | #964 | 152 | #16 | 22,588 |
| 1980 | #1,250 | 104 | #21 | 18,986 |
| 1979 | #1,482 | 80 | #31 | 14,331 |
| 1978 | #1,422 | 81 | #31 | 12,514 |
| 1977 | #1,380 | 81 | #28 | 12,319 |
| 1976 | #1,316 | 82 | #31 | 11,314 |
| 1975 | #1,713 | 55 | #30 | 10,904 |
| 1974 | #1,532 | 63 | #33 | 10,230 |
| 1973 | #1,496 | 63 | #31 | 10,273 |
| 1972 | #1,724 | 51 | #37 | 9,219 |
| 1971 | #1,937 | 44 | #40 | 8,628 |
| 1970 | #2,240 | 35 | #42 | 8,194 |
| 1969 | #2,296 | 31 | #46 | 7,080 |
| 1968 | #2,630 | 23 | #53 | 5,808 |
| 1967 | #2,781 | 20 | #56 | 4,920 |
| 1966 | #2,752 | 20 | #65 | 4,662 |
| 1965 | #3,264 | 15 | #74 | 4,723 |
| 1964 | #2,915 | 19 | #83 | 4,644 |
| 1963 | #3,176 | 16 | #88 | 4,471 |
| 1962 | #3,438 | 14 | #94 | 4,253 |
| 1961 | #2,752 | 20 | #112 | 3,485 |
| 1960 | #3,920 | 11 | #118 | 3,343 |
| 1959 | #4,300 | 9 | #124 | 3,082 |
| 1958 | #4,890 | 7 | #124 | 3,084 |
| 1957 | #3,489 | 12 | #124 | 3,048 |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 | #114 | 3,124 |
| 1955 | #3,571 | 11 | #116 | 3,025 |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | #121 | 2,743 |
| 1953 | — | #133 | 2,335 | |
| 1952 | — | #139 | 2,062 | |
| 1951 | — | #147 | 1,775 | |
| 1950 | — | #163 | 1,538 | |
| 1949 | — | #164 | 1,431 | |
| 1948 | — | #173 | 1,282 | |
| 1947 | — | #177 | 1,198 | |
| 1946 | — | #173 | 1,102 | |
| 1945 | — | #179 | 881 | |
| 1944 | — | #217 | 639 | |
| 1943 | — | #245 | 575 | |
| 1942 | — | #243 | 553 | |
| 1941 | — | #303 | 359 | |
| 1940 | — | #342 | 276 | |
| 1939 | — | #318 | 295 | |
| 1938 | — | #363 | 235 | |
| 1937 | — | #395 | 197 | |
| 1936 | — | #427 | 172 | |
| 1935 | — | #435 | 167 | |
| 1934 | — | #496 | 133 | |
| 1933 | — | #500 | 126 | |
| 1932 | — | #540 | 118 | |
| 1931 | — | #539 | 117 | |
| 1930 | — | #599 | 103 | |
| 1929 | — | #644 | 91 | |
| 1928 | — | #577 | 115 | |
| 1927 | — | #597 | 108 | |
| 1926 | — | #608 | 106 | |
| 1925 | — | #588 | 114 | |
| 1924 | — | #653 | 97 | |
| 1923 | — | #652 | 97 | |
| 1922 | — | #597 | 117 | |
| 1921 | — | #572 | 122 | |
| 1920 | — | #592 | 111 | |
| 1919 | — | #720 | 77 | |
| 1918 | — | #684 | 83 | |
| 1917 | — | #607 | 96 | |
| 1916 | — | #574 | 100 | |
| 1915 | — | #637 | 83 | |
| 1914 | — | #569 | 77 | |
| 1913 | — | #604 | 53 | |
| 1912 | — | #584 | 48 | |
| 1911 | — | #624 | 24 | |
| 1910 | — | #677 | 19 | |
| 1909 | — | #714 | 15 | |
| 1908 | — | #779 | 12 | |
| 1907 | — | #815 | 11 | |
| 1906 | — | #709 | 12 | |
| 1905 | — | #636 | 14 | |
| 1904 | — | #612 | 14 | |
| 1903 | — | #487 | 19 | |
| 1902 | — | #440 | 22 | |
| 1901 | — | #727 | 9 | |
| 1900 | — | #785 | 11 | |
| 1899 | — | #786 | 8 | |
| 1898 | — | #611 | 13 | |
| 1897 | — | #515 | 15 | |
| 1896 | — | #481 | 18 | |
| 1895 | — | #738 | 9 | |
| 1894 | — | #502 | 16 | |
| 1893 | — | #705 | 9 | |
| 1892 | — | #572 | 13 | |
| 1891 | — | #524 | 12 | |
| 1890 | — | #458 | 16 | |
| 1889 | — | #549 | 12 | |
| 1888 | — | #464 | 17 | |
| 1887 | — | #583 | 10 | |
| 1886 | — | #403 | 19 | |
| 1885 | — | #307 | 30 | |
| 1884 | — | #386 | 21 | |
| 1883 | — | #433 | 17 | |
| 1882 | — | #332 | 27 | |
| 1881 | — | #360 | 21 | |
| 1880 | — | #403 | 18 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Jonathan was already there! It came in at #403, and was given to 18 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1899–1901, when fewer than 12 boys a year got the name.
Where Jonathan is popular in 1983
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- North Carolina#10 · 1 in 48
- Alabama#11 · 1 in 49
- Mississippi#11 · 1 in 55
- Tennessee#12 · 1 in 46
- New Hampshire#12 · 1 in 48
Best ever in a state: #5 in Hawaii, 1981.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | #10 | 796 | 1 in 48 |
| Alabama | #11 | 522 | 1 in 49 |
| Mississippi | #11 | 329 | 1 in 55 |
| Arkansas | #12 | 282 | 1 in 54 |
| Georgia | #12 | 740 | 1 in 55 |
| Hawaii | #12 | 117 | 1 in 62 |
| New Hampshire | #12 | 129 | 1 in 48 |
| South Carolina | #12 | 361 | 1 in 57 |
| Tennessee | #12 | 692 | 1 in 46 |
| Louisiana | #13 | 564 | 1 in 65 |
| West Virginia | #13 | 229 | 1 in 54 |
| Kentucky | #14 | 438 | 1 in 58 |
| New York | #14 | 1,695 | 1 in 69 |
| Florida | #15 | 960 | 1 in 71 |
| Massachusetts | #15 | 657 | 1 in 55 |
| Texas | #15 | 1,684 | 1 in 84 |
| Virginia | #15 | 609 | 1 in 57 |
| Connecticut | #16 | 301 | 1 in 62 |
| District of Columbia | #16 | 112 | 1 in 67 |
| California | #17 | 2,463 | 1 in 84 |
| Delaware | #17 | 61 | 1 in 64 |
| Pennsylvania | #18 | 1,058 | 1 in 72 |
| Rhode Island | #18 | 96 | 1 in 59 |
| New Jersey | #19 | 591 | 1 in 74 |
| New Mexico | #21 | 132 | 1 in 88 |
| Washington | #21 | 387 | 1 in 81 |
| Maine | #22 | 99 | 1 in 72 |
| Nevada | #22 | 75 | 1 in 77 |
| Utah | #22 | 218 | 1 in 84 |
| Colorado | #23 | 274 | 1 in 92 |
| Maryland | #23 | 320 | 1 in 81 |
| Missouri | #23 | 422 | 1 in 85 |
| Ohio | #23 | 912 | 1 in 83 |
| Oklahoma | #23 | 278 | 1 in 90 |
| Oregon | #23 | 230 | 1 in 80 |
| Indiana | #24 | 445 | 1 in 85 |
| Minnesota | #24 | 400 | 1 in 78 |
| Arizona | #25 | 243 | 1 in 98 |
| Illinois | #25 | 913 | 1 in 90 |
| Vermont | #25 | 42 | 1 in 78 |
| Alaska | #27 | 52 | 1 in 90 |
| Idaho | #27 | 87 | 1 in 91 |
| Nebraska | #27 | 137 | 1 in 88 |
| Iowa | #28 | 222 | 1 in 92 |
| Kansas | #28 | 177 | 1 in 100 |
| Michigan | #28 | 657 | 1 in 95 |
| Wisconsin | #30 | 365 | 1 in 93 |
| Montana | #36 | 49 | 1 in 118 |
| South Dakota | #36 | 52 | 1 in 102 |
| Wyoming | #36 | 37 | 1 in 105 |
| North Dakota | #40 | 45 | 1 in 127 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Jonathan
- 6 spots since 2024 (#83 → #89)
- 19 spots since 2020 (#70 → #89)
- 41 spots since 2015 (#48 → #89)
- Biggest jump: 287 spots in 1902 (#727 → #440)
- Biggest drop: 236 spots in 1895 (#502 → #738)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1988 at #15 (24,349 births)
- Births halved by 2009, 21 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 64 yrs · run 1962–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 77 boys born in 1985 were named Jonathan (1.3%)
- Latest: 1 in 447 boys born in 2025 (0.22%)
- Its best rank, #15 in 1988, was only 1 in 79 (1.3%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 26.4% of all boys named Jonathan (229,953) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 192 | #307 (1885) | #422 |
| 1890s | 129 | #458 (1890) | #589 |
| 1900s | 139 | #440 (1902) | #670 |
| 1910s | 660 | #569 (1914) | #628 |
| 1920s | 1,078 | #572 (1921) | #608 |
| 1930s | 1,663 | #318 (1939) | #461 |
| 1940s | 8,296 | #164 (1949) | #222 |
| 1950s | 25,816 | #114 (1956) | #131 |
| 1960s | 47,389 | #46 (1969) | #79 |
| 1970s | 107,926 | #28 (1977) | #33 |
| 1980s | 229,953 | #15 (1988) | #17 |
| 1990s | 197,503 | #17 (1990) | #21 |
| 2000s | 144,848 | #19 (2005) | #23 |
| 2010s | 79,888 | #28 (2010) | #46 |
| 2020s | 25,386 | #70 (2020) | #80 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Jonathan in 1983
Top girls' names in 1983
Top boys' names in 1983
More about 1983
girls
1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 9,438 of them was named Jonathan, which outranked 92.9% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #854Stevie179
- #858India178
- #858Sondra178
- #860Jonathan177
- #860Cathleen177
- #860Colette177
- #860Jena177
- #866Charissa176
- #866Kourtney176
- #866Marion176
Tied with 5 names at #860; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 79 of them was named Jonathan, which outranked 99.7% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.