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The name Jonathan

How many babies were named Jonathan in the US every year since 1880, when it peaked and where it is popular now.

Jonathan for boys

Babies since 1880870,866
Most popular in1985
That year24,116 boys
Rank in 2025#89
Most popular state, 2021-2025Rhode Island (4.5 in every 1,000 boys)

Jonathan for girls

Babies since 19543,574
Most popular in1984
That year183 girls
Rank in 2025#16,259

Babies named Jonathan each year, per million born

Where it is most popular (2021-2025)

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Out of the babies whose names the Social Security Administration publishes for each state. Small states leave out more rare names, so their figures run a little high.

Questions people ask

Where does the data come from?

From the US Social Security Administration, which counts the first names on Social Security card applications for babies born in the US. It publishes every name given to at least five babies of the same sex in a year, back to 1880.

Why is my name missing?

Names given to fewer than five babies in a year are left out to protect privacy, so very rare names, or rare spellings, may not appear in some years or at all. The data also only covers babies born in the United States.

What does "per million babies" mean?

It compares years fairly: far more babies are born now than in 1900, so the chart shows how many of every million girls (or boys) born that year got the name.

Data: US Social Security Administration, names from Social Security card applications for babies born in the US, 1880–2025 (public domain). Names given to fewer than five babies in a year are not published.

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