Jonathan
4 countries#89 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Jonathan was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
874,440 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #89 · peaked in 1988 with 24,513 births
Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Florida, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
105,415 births recorded 1949–2022 · currently #636 · peaked in 1985 with 8,541 births
Most common in: Nord, Paris, Moselle, Pas-de-Calais, Bouches-du-Rhône
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
6,671 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #495 · peaked in 1988 with 324 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
1,191 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #314 · peaked in 1998 with 147 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Jonathan’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #22 | — |
| 2007 | #23 | ↓1 |
| 2008 | #26 | ↓3 |
| 2009 | #29 | ↓3 |
| 2010 | #28 | ↑1 |
| 2011 | #31 | ↓3 |
| 2012 | #34 | ↓3 |
| 2013 | #40 | ↓6 |
| 2014 | #44 | ↓4 |
| 2015 | #48 | ↓4 |
| 2016 | #56 | ↓8 |
| 2017 | #55 | ↑1 |
| 2018 | #63 | ↓8 |
| 2019 | #64 | ↓1 |
| 2020 | #70 | ↓6 |
| 2021 | #77 | ↓7 |
| 2022 | #79 | ↓2 |
| 2023 | #82 | ↓3 |
| 2024 | #83 | ↓1 |
| 2025 | #89 | ↓6 |
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