Jonathan

Meaning and origin of Jonathan

Popularity of Jonathan in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1985.
• Over recent years, Jonathan has been falling (−8.5% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Jonathan every 42 schools, all spellings combined.

Jonathan in English-speaking countries

Jonathan ranks 84^th in United States, 119^th in Ontario (Canada) and 201^st in New Zealand, against 620^th in France.

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  84^th boys’ name11,944 babies in 3 years1 boy in 430−5% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  119^th boys’ name310 babies in 3 years1 boy in 548−6.6% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  201^st boys’ name73 babies in 3 years1 boy in 675−0.4% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  204^th boys’ name58 babies in 3 years1 boy in 768

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  201^st boys’ name71 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,012−5.2% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  262^nd boys’ name20 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,273

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  285^th boys’ name479 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,725−4.1% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  356^th boys’ name29 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,067

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Jonatanabroad

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Jonathan

• Joey
• Daouda
• Yacoub
• Isayah
• Yohan
• Asaël
• Elior
• Joachim
• Yunus
• Matias
• Eliam
• Matthias

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin