Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Johnathan

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Gift Of God

Pronunciation

jo(h)-na-than

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1990 (rank #108, 3,246 births); most recent 2025 (rank #508, 594 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1983 (rank #3428, 23 births); most recent 2008 (rank #17484, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025594–
2024590–
2023653–
2022597–
2021699–
2020713–
2019814–
2018834–
2017946–
20161,027–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #267, 107 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2012, 12 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202512
20248
202314
202215
202115
202012
201917
201816
201728
201622

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1984 (rank #899, 15 births); most recent 2015 (rank #4146, 4 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
20154
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1995 (rank #178, 15 births); most recent 2021 (rank #717, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
20213
20203
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 1988 (rank #140, 19 births); most recent 2025 (rank #762, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
20253
2024–
2023–
2022–
20214
2020–
2019–
20183
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #139, 13 births); most recent 2010 (rank #387, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1992 (rank #124, 33 births); most recent 2021 (rank #436, 8 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
20218
20205
2019–
2018–
2017–
201610
20157
20146

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence