Jonathan - A popular male name
Jonathan appeared on the charts for the first time in 1912 on position #714. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Jonathan and more.
With that position 1 in 177 baby boys were given this name - making this a popular male name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Jonathan peaked in popularity 33 years ago in 1988 on position 15.
Famous with this name

Jonathan Kasdan

Jonathan Groff

Jonathan Aris
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Jonathan is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Jonathan is currently topping the baby name charts in California at position #19 - and is the least popular in South Dakota at position #136.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Jonathan is where you live.
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Jonathan origin and meaning
Jonathan is a 8 letter name with 3 syllables. We couldn't find any information about what this name means. To see famous people named Jonathan, pop culture references for the name Jonathan and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Jonathan
We've found the following names that sound similar to Jonathan, sorted by popularity.
Johnathan / Jonathon / Johnathon / Jonatan / Jhonatan / Jonnathan / Joseantonio / Jonathen / Johnatan / Jhonathan /Name statistics
Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2012 | 35 |
2011 | 31 |
2010 | 28 |
2009 | 29 |
2008 | 26 |
2007 | 23 |
2006 | 22 |
2005 | 19 |
2004 | 21 |
2003 | 22 |
2002 | 21 |
2001 | 23 |
2000 | 21 |
1999 | 22 |
1998 | 21 |
1997 | 21 |
1996 | 21 |
1995 | 23 |
1994 | 23 |
1993 | 22 |
1992 | 21 |
1991 | 20 |
1990 | 17 |
1989 | 17 |
1988 | 15 |
1987 | 18 |
1986 | 16 |
1985 | 17 |
1984 | 19 |
1983 | 19 |
1982 | 16 |
1981 | 16 |
1980 | 21 |
1979 | 31 |
1978 | 31 |
1977 | 28 |
1976 | 31 |
1975 | 30 |
1974 | 33 |
1973 | 31 |
1972 | 37 |
1971 | 40 |
1970 | 42 |
1969 | 46 |
1968 | 53 |
1967 | 56 |
1966 | 65 |
1965 | 74 |
1964 | 83 |
1963 | 88 |
1962 | 94 |
1961 | 111 |
1960 | 118 |
1959 | 124 |
1958 | 124 |
1957 | 124 |
1956 | 114 |
1955 | 116 |
1954 | 120 |
1953 | 133 |
1952 | 139 |
1951 | 147 |
1950 | 164 |
1949 | 164 |
1948 | 172 |
1947 | 175 |
1946 | 173 |
1945 | 178 |
1944 | 214 |
1943 | 246 |
1942 | 243 |
1941 | 310 |
1940 | 347 |
1939 | 321 |
1938 | 388 |
1937 | 407 |
1936 | 440 |
1935 | 440 |
1934 | 528 |
1933 | 533 |
1932 | 571 |
1931 | 599 |
1930 | 691 |
1929 | 726 |
1928 | 651 |
1927 | 716 |
1926 | 812 |
1925 | 651 |
1924 | 755 |
1923 | 734 |
1922 | 637 |
1921 | 652 |
1920 | 643 |
1919 | 733 |
1918 | 816 |
1917 | 728 |
1916 | 668 |
1915 | 806 |
1914 | 698 |
1913 | 763 |
1912 | 714 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
California | 19 |
Texas | 20 |
District of Columbia | 27 |
Florida | 28 |
Nevada | 29 |
Illinois | 31 |
New Jersey | 31 |
New York | 31 |
Maryland | 34 |
Virginia | 34 |
Arizona | 36 |
Georgia | 37 |
Washington | 39 |
Oklahoma | 40 |
North Carolina | 40 |
New Mexico | 41 |
Massachusetts | 42 |
Wyoming | 43 |
Mississippi | 45 |
Idaho | 46 |
Alabama | 47 |
Oregon | 47 |
South Carolina | 49 |
Tennessee | 49 |
Louisiana | 50 |
Delaware | 51 |
Connecticut | 52 |
Hawaii | 55 |
Utah | 56 |
Kentucky | 59 |
Pennsylvania | 60 |
Rhode Island | 60 |
Kansas | 64 |
New Hampshire | 65 |
Arkansas | 65 |
Colorado | 65 |
Wisconsin | 68 |
West Virginia | 69 |
Michigan | 69 |
Indiana | 70 |
Ohio | 73 |
Minnesota | 75 |
Nebraska | 81 |
Alaska | 82 |
Maine | 86 |
Iowa | 88 |
Missouri | 91 |
Montana | 116 |
North Dakota | 123 |
South Dakota | 136 |
Even more about Jonathan
These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.