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Jonathan name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Jonathan ranks #89 in male records (3,822 reported) and #15,980 in female records (5 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Jonathan becoming more popular?

Jonathan's reported male count decreased by 206 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #83 to #89. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Jonathan in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for JonathanFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.6,9820201620252016: 16 female records2017: 6 female records2018: 7 female records2019: 6 female records2020: 9 female records2021: 5 female records2022: 8 female records2023: 6 female records2025: 5 female records2016: 6,982 male records2017: 6,534 male records2018: 5,779 male records2019: 5,470 male records2020: 4,757 male records2021: 4,465 male records2022: 4,220 male records2023: 4,094 male records2024: 4,028 male records2025: 3,822 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025515,9803,82289
2024——4,02883
2023614,2164,09482
2022811,6754,22079
2021516,3544,46577
2020910,6564,75770
2019614,5985,47064
2018713,0715,77963
2017614,9326,53455
2016167,4086,98256

Questions about Jonathan’s popularity

How common is Jonathan in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Jonathan ranks #89 in male records (3,822 reported) and #15,980 in female records (5 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Jonathan?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Jonathan only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Jonathan creates a match.

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