Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Jonathan

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Gift Of God
Gift from God

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Jonathan

Pronunciation

j(o)-na-than

Famous People

Actor Jon Hamm, Actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Actor Jonathan Taylor Thomas, English author Jonathan Swift

Celebrity Babies

Son of Paulina Porizkova and Rik Ocasek, Son of Jonny Moseley

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1988 (rank #15, 24,345 births); most recent 2025 (rank #89, 3,822 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1984 (rank #841, 183 births); most recent 2025 (rank #14942, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20253,8225
20244,018–
20234,0886
20224,2138
20214,4585
20204,7559
20195,4666
20185,7747
20176,5276
20166,98016

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 #39, 1,881 births); most recent 2025 (rank #296, 153 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025153
2024148
2023178
2022162
2021178
2020192
2019238
2018217
2017236
2016287

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 1985 (rank #5, 8,542 births); most recent 2023 (rank #563, 77 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202377
202273
2021104
2020115
2019114
2018131
2017151
2016196
2015200
2014226

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 1981 (rank #18, 476 births); most recent 2025 (rank #220, 21 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202521
202426
202324
202227
202125
202040
201934
201831
201735
201635

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 1989 (rank #27, 324 births); most recent 2025 (rank #495, 6 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
20256
202410
202313
202213
202118
202016
201913
201811
201718
201619

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 1998 (rank #20, 147 births); most recent 2025 (rank #314, 5 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20255
20245
202310
202210
20219
20208
201916
20187
201711
201617

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 1982 (rank #14, 245 births); most recent 2023 (rank #193, 18 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202318
202226
202114
202024
201937
201838
201753
201636
201544
201453

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