Jonathan

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Origin and meaning of Jonathan

Gender: Historical gender:: Usage over the past 5 years:

Boys - 99% (82,695 births)

Girls - 1% (125 births)

Source: US SSA data
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Origin:: English variant of the Hebrew name Yonatan
Meaning:: Given by God
More info:: The name Jonathan is derived from the Hebrew name Yehonatan or Yonatan which means "God has given".

In the Hebrew Scriptures, Jonathan is a the oldest son of Saul and a friend of King David. He is known for courageously defending Israel.

Pronunciation:: JAHN ah than

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Popularity:: Ranks 35th in the latest U.S. Social Security Administration list of most popular baby boy names. Show popularity chart

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Popularity of Jonathan (Source: US SSA)

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Overall Boys Girls

Year

Since 1880 Jonathan was chosen 798,801 times as a name, 3,469 times for girls and 795,332 times for boys

Year	Overall Rank	Girls Rank	Boys Rank	Girls Births	Boys Births
2012	48	10,733	35	10	9,253
2011	42	6,393	31	20	10,145
2010	38	8,870	28	13	11,028
2009	42	8,609	29	14	11,322
2008	35	7,541	26	17	12,842
2007	31	5,775	23	24	13,757
2006	31	5,142	22	27	14,348
2005	27	4,875	19	27	14,419
2004	30	2,293	21	76	14,346
2003	30	4,250	22	31	14,972
2002	27	3,754	21	35	15,495
2001	29	3,442	23	39	16,129
2000	30	2,914	21	49	16,865
1999	31	3,340	22	38	17,048
1998	31	3,319	21	37	17,634
1997	30	2,847	21	43	18,527
1996	28	2,190	21	62	18,579
1995	30	2,351	23	56	18,141
1994	30	1,873	23	76	19,051
1993	31	1,972	22	71	19,931
1992	29	2,114	21	64	21,390
1991	26	1,695	20	87	22,965
1990	24	1,620	17	92	24,063
1989	24	1,446	17	102	23,598
1988	21	1,005	15	163	24,329
1987	23	926	18	178	23,086
1986	21	922	16	174	23,956
1985	22	884	17	181	24,104
1984	24	838	19	184	23,324
1983	25	863	19	177	22,732
1982	21	902	16	168	23,108
1981	21	958	16	153	22,563
1980	31	1,253	21	104	18,978
1979	49	1,486	31	80	14,319
1978	50	1,426	31	81	12,519
1977	47	1,386	28	81	12,321
1976	50	1,320	31	82	11,309
1975	51	1,715	30	55	10,913
1974	52	1,535	33	63	10,229
1973	52	1,502	31	63	10,267
1972	65	1,733	37	51	9,221
1971	73	1,946	40	44	8,637
1970	83	2,280	42	34	8,200
1969	97	2,315	46	31	7,083
1968	114	2,665	53	23	5,813
1967	130	2,815	56	20	4,921
1966	142	2,794	65	20	4,668
1965	153	3,318	74	15	4,729
1964	173	2,951	83	19	4,641
1963	187	3,241	88	16	4,475
1962	203	3,500	94	14	4,260
1961	242	2,708	111	21	3,480
1960	253	4,023	118	11	3,350
1959	266	4,447	124	9	3,084
1958	263	5,111	124	7	3,089
1957	266	3,566	124	12	3,041
1956	253	5,578	114	6	3,118
1955	252	3,667	116	11	3,019
1954	257	4,435	121	8	2,737
1953	284	-	132	-	2,335
1952	299	-	139	-	2,065
1951	324	-	147	-	1,769
1950	348	-	163	-	1,539
1949	356	-	164	-	1,429
1948	379	-	174	-	1,280
1947	393	-	177	-	1,196
1946	383	-	173	-	1,100
1945	398	-	179	-	880
1944	493	-	217	-	639
1943	534	-	245	-	574
1942	531	-	243	-	553
1941	653	-	303	-	359
1940	738	-	340	-	277
1939	694	-	318	-	296
1938	797	-	367	-	234
1937	844	-	396	-	197
1936	898	-	427	-	171
1935	913	-	443	-	166
1934	1,037	-	501	-	133
1933	1,045	-	500	-	127
1932	1,122	-	541	-	118
1931	1,126	-	540	-	117
1930	1,248	-	602	-	103
1929	1,328	-	642	-	92
1928	1,199	-	571	-	116
1927	1,268	-	595	-	108
1926	1,280	-	610	-	106
1925	1,250	-	590	-	114
1924	1,381	-	654	-	97
1923	1,357	-	648	-	99
1922	1,254	-	600	-	116
1921	1,225	-	573	-	122
1920	1,265	-	592	-	112
1919	1,504	-	725	-	77
1918	1,454	-	688	-	83
1917	1,290	-	609	-	96
1916	1,238	-	573	-	101
1915	1,344	-	638	-	83
1914	1,216	-	573	-	77
1913	1,307	-	607	-	53
1912	1,288	-	588	-	48
1911	1,482	-	633	-	24
1910	1,653	-	693	-	19
1909	1,747	-	738	-	15
1908	1,944	-	803	-	12
1907	1,976	-	843	-	11
1906	1,779	-	730	-	12
1905	1,624	-	651	-	14
1904	1,558	-	631	-	14
1903	1,274	-	495	-	19
1902	1,161	-	446	-	22
1901	1,830	-	752	-	9
1900	1,913	-	818	-	11
1899	1,939	-	825	-	8
1898	1,558	-	620	-	13
1897	1,342	-	534	-	15
1896	1,249	-	490	-	18
1895	1,736	-	724	-	10
1894	1,250	-	509	-	16
1893	1,685	-	735	-	9
1892	1,392	-	588	-	13
1891	1,322	-	541	-	12
1890	1,130	-	472	-	16
1889	1,301	-	567	-	12
1888	1,080	-	474	-	17
1887	1,331	-	612	-	10
1886	908	-	411	-	19
1885	682	-	311	-	30
1884	820	-	391	-	21
1883	894	-	441	-	17
1882	678	-	340	-	27
1881	721	-	369	-	21
1880	806	-	415	-	18

Show all years since 1880 ▼

1880-89	880	-	418
1890-99	1407	-	579
1900-09	1673	-	685
1910-19	1364	-	622
1920-29	1275	-	604
1930-39	1003	-	480
1940-49	500	-	228
1950-59	283	4471	131
1960-64	221	3368	103
1965-69	135	2898	62
1970-74	68	1865	38
1975-79	50	1462	30
1980-84	25	994	18
1985-89	22	934	17
1990-94	28	1850	20
1995-99	30	2677	22
2000	30	2914	21
2001	29	3442	23
2002	27	3754	21
2003	30	4250	22
2004	30	2293	21
2005	27	4875	19
2006	31	5142	22
2007	31	5775	23
2008	35	7541	26
2009	42	8609	29
2010	38	8870	28
2011	42	6393	31
2012	48	10733	35

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Meaning of Jonathan: The name Jonathan is derived from the Hebrew name Yehonatan or Yonatan which means "God has given"

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