Jonathan
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About Jonathan
The name Jonathan is currently ranked #89 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #15 in 1988. The name is most popular in JONATHAN, JONATHAN, and JONATHAN. Jonathan is occasionally used for girls in 2025.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #44 | 8,120 | 4,227.2 |
| 2015 | #48 | 7,656 | 3,994.3 |
| 2016 | #56 | 6,980 | 3,678.1 |
| 2017 | #55 | 6,527 | 3,526.3 |
| 2018 | #63 | 5,774 | 3,179.2 |
| 2019 | #64 | 5,466 | 3,046.5 |
| 2020 | #70 | 4,755 | 2,754.8 |
| 2021 | #77 | 4,458 | 2,548.2 |
| 2022 | #79 | 4,213 | 2,412.9 |
| 2023 | #82 | 4,088 | 2,389.8 |
| 2024 | #83 | 4,018 | 2,332.1 |
| 2025 | #89 | 3,822 | 2,237.6 |
World rankings
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Famous Jonathans
- Jonathan
valiant man under King David, son of Shage (1 Chr. 11:34)
- Jonathan
son of Abiathar, a priest in King David's reign (2 Samuel 17:27)
- Jonathan
father of Ebed, who returned to Israel with Ezra (Ezra 8:6)
- Jonathan
son of Asahel; mentioned in Ezra 10:15
- Jonathan Swift
Irish novelist
- Jonathan Daniel "Jon" Hamm
American actor
- Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz
birth name of Jon Stewart, American comedian and TV host
- Jonathan Harshman Winters
American comedian
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Irish actor
- (Robert) Jonathan Demme
American film director
- Jonathan Scott Frakes
American actor
- Jonathan Safran Foer
American novelist
- Jonathan Firth
English actor
- (Herbert) Jonathan Cape
English publisher
- Jonathan Stark
American tennis player
- Jonathan "Jonny" Marray
English tennis player
- Jonathan Taylor Thomas
American actor
- Jonathan Coulton
American singer,songwriter
- Jonathan Stewart
American football player
- Jonathan Joel Babineaux
American football player
- Jonathan Alan Horton
American gymnast
- Jonathan Barnaby Moody
son of actor Ron Moody
- Jonathan Kendrick "Johnny" Lewis
American actor
- Jonathan Stephen Ross
English TV presenter
- Jonathan Francis "Jon" Gries
American actor
- Jonathan Stuart Osser
American actor
- Jonathan Southworth "John" Ritter
American actor
- Jonathan Drew Groff
American actor
- Jonathan Robert Papelbon
American baseball pitcher
- Jonathan Anthony Stroud
English novelist
- Jonathan Adam Saunders "Jay" Baruchel
Canadian actor
- Jonathan Gregory Brandis
American actor
- Kenneth George "Jonathan" King
English singer and producer
- Jonathan Howsmon Davis
lead singer of American band Korn
- Jonathan Smith aka Lil Jon
American rapper
- Jonathan Luke Ke Huy Quan
American actor
- Jonathan Pryce (born John Price)
Welsh actor
- Jonathan Allen Lethem
American novelist
- Jonathan Stafford
American ballet dancer
- Jonathan Philip Agnew
English cricketer and broadcaster
- Jonathan Odell
American poet
- Jonathan Lewis Seward
birth name of Johnny Christ, bassist of American metal band Avenged Sevenfold
- Jonathan Benjamin "JB" Gill
pop singer of English group JLS
- Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan
Nigerian politician
- Jonathan Brian Toews
Canadian hockey player
- Jonathan Patrick Joly
Irish vlogger
- Jonathan Cheban
American TV personality
- Jonathan Crombie
Canadian actor (Gilbert Blythe on "Anne of Green Gables")
- Jonathan Rosebanks Shulman (b. 2016)
son of American actress Anne Hathaway
- Jonathan Van Ness
grooming expert on Netflix's Queer Eye
- Jonathan "Jonny" Sims
writer and performer on "The Magnus Archives", used to perform with "The Mechanisms"
- Jonathan "JD" Daviss
American actor
Jonathan in pop culture
- Jonathan Alexander (Xander) Emerson
main male character in Scarlett Avery’s book “Delectably British”.
- Jonathan Byers
character in "Stranger Things"
- Jonathan
mythical creature in short story "Out There" by author Justine Avery
- Jonathan "Johnny" DiMarco
character on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
- Jonathan Christopher "Jace" Herondale
character in the Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare
- Jonathan
character in flash fiction collection "Teasers & Pleasers: Short,Short Stories to Tickle Your Fancy in All the Right Places" by author Liam Holt
- Jonathan Christopher Morgenstern
character in the Mortal Instruments series
- Jonathan Harker
character in Bram Stoker's Dracula
- Jonathan of Conte
a character in the Tortall series by Tamora Pierce
- Jonathan Kent
adoptive father of Superman
- Jonathan "Jon" Kent
son of Superman
- Jonathan "Johnny" Storm
character in Marvel Universe
- Jonathan Pangborn
character in Marvel Universe
- Dr. Jonathan Ohnn aka Spot
character in Marvel Universe
- "Jonathan Cleaned Up
Then He Heard A Sound" (or Blackberry Subway Jam), children's book by Robert Munsch
- Jonathan "Jono" Van Helsing
character on TV's "Young Dracula"
- Jonathan E
character in 1975 movie "Rollerball'
- Jonathan "John" Gilbert
character in The Vampire Diaries series
- Jonathan Crane aka The Scarecrow
villain in the Batman series
- Jonathan "Than" Getslinhaumer
character in YouTube series, "The Most Popular Girls in School", who is conflicted about his sexuality
- "Jonathan Livingston Seagull
" novel by Richard Bach
- Jonathan
assistant on TV's "30 Rock"
- Jonathan Archer
captain on TV's "Star Trek: Enterprise"
- Jonathan J. "Jack" O'Neill
character on TV's "Stargate SG,1"
- Jonathan Levinson
character on TV's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
- "Jonathan
" song by Fiona Apple
- Jonathan Phaedrus
aka "Prof," character in The Reckoners Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson
- Jonathan Strange
titular character in Susanna Clarke's novel "Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell"
- Jonathan Joestar
aka "JoJo," character in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
- Jonathan "Johnny Stein
" character in the movie Hotel Transylvania
- Jonathan Creek
titular character on BBC's Jonathan Creek
- Jonathan Smith
main character in TV series "Highway to Heaven"
- Jonathan "John" Murphy
character in "The 100"
- Jonathan Q "Jon" Arbuckle
Character in the Garfield comic strip by Jim Davis,
- Jonathan Turner
unconventional English teacher on TV show "Boy Meets World"
- Jonathan Sims
head archivist of the Magnus Institute, London on "The Magnus Archives"
