Fun Facts About the Name Johnathon
- More than 25 thousand babies named Johnathon: U.S. records list 25,649 babies given the name Johnathon from 1880 through 2025. Even 52 girls received the name Johnathon - about 1 girl for every 492 boys.
What Does the Name Johnathon Mean?
Johnathon is an English variant spelling of Jonathan, a name from the Hebrew Bible. The Hebrew form is Yehonatan, also shortened to Yonatan, and it is built from yeho, a short form of the divine name YHWH, and natan, meaning "he gave." Its literal sense is "Yahweh has given," often rendered more generally as "the Lord has given" or "God has given." The spelling Johnathon resembles the English name John, but the name's derivation is from Jonathan, not from John; John comes from a different Hebrew name, Yochanan.
Johnathon Name History & Origins
The Hebrew name Yehonatan appears in the Books of Samuel as the name of King Saul's son, the friend of David. In Greek Scriptures it became Iōnathan, and in Latin Jonathas, which led to the English form Jonathan. English Bibles used Jonathan, and the name became established in English-speaking countries, especially after the Reformation, when biblical names were widely adopted. The spelling Johnathon is a later English respelling. It is not the usual biblical or literary form; it follows the same pronunciation as Jonathan and belongs to the same family of variants as Jonathon and Johnathan. Its use is chiefly modern and appears in English-speaking countries, but it does not have a separate ancient history or a distinct meaning.
How Popular is the Name Johnathon?
Johnathon recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1990. Its best rank was #250 in 1990.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | #17,315 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #14,765 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #13,269 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #10,430 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #8,944 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #9,834 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #9,634 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #8,404 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #11,204 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,171 | 66 | 0.0039% |
| 2024 | #2,080 | 72 | 0.0042% |
| 2023 | #2,204 | 65 | 0.0038% |
| 2022 | #1,791 | 91 | 0.0052% |
| 2021 | #1,715 | 95 | 0.0054% |
| 2020 | #1,389 | 126 | 0.0073% |
| 2019 | #1,435 | 122 | 0.0068% |
| 2018 | #1,271 | 145 | 0.0080% |
| 2017 | #1,355 | 132 | 0.0071% |
| 2016 | #1,263 | 145 | 0.0076% |
| 2015 | #1,122 | 171 | 0.0089% |
| 2014 | #916 | 234 | 0.0122% |
| 2013 | #859 | 249 | 0.0132% |
| 2012 | #826 | 265 | 0.0140% |
| 2011 | #818 | 266 | 0.0140% |
| 2010 | #782 | 282 | 0.0147% |
| 2009 | #635 | 395 | 0.0199% |
| 2008 | #655 | 371 | 0.0182% |
| 2007 | #595 | 425 | 0.0205% |
| 2006 | #542 | 467 | 0.0227% |
| 2005 | #531 | 458 | 0.0229% |
| 2004 | #509 | 481 | 0.0242% |
| 2003 | #471 | 533 | 0.0270% |
| 2002 | #414 | 609 | 0.0314% |
| 2001 | #406 | 616 | 0.0317% |
| 2000 | #378 | 696 | 0.0354% |
| 1999 | #360 | 729 | 0.0380% |
| 1998 | #343 | 783 | 0.0410% |
| 1997 | #350 | 736 | 0.0390% |
| 1996 | #302 | 871 | 0.0460% |
| 1995 | #308 | 859 | 0.0451% |
| 1994 | #288 | 948 | 0.0491% |
| 1993 | #286 | 967 | 0.0493% |
| 1992 | #279 | 1,023 | 0.0512% |
| 1991 | #254 | 1,068 | 0.0529% |
| 1990 | #250 | 1,090 | 0.0531% |
| 1989 | #258 | 985 | 0.0492% |
| 1988 | #264 | 891 | 0.0465% |
| 1987 | #279 | 787 | 0.0422% |
| 1986 | #288 | 726 | 0.0394% |
| 1985 | #276 | 756 | 0.0409% |
| 1984 | #327 | 584 | 0.0324% |
| 1983 | #331 | 559 | 0.0312% |
| 1982 | #352 | 526 | 0.0290% |
| 1981 | #354 | 498 | 0.0278% |
| 1980 | #423 | 381 | 0.0214% |
| 1979 | #510 | 271 | 0.0157% |
| 1978 | #517 | 253 | 0.0154% |
| 1977 | #560 | 224 | 0.0136% |
| 1976 | #557 | 209 | 0.0133% |
| 1975 | #658 | 157 | 0.0101% |
| 1974 | #708 | 135 | 0.0086% |
| 1973 | #668 | 144 | 0.0092% |
| 1972 | #753 | 111 | 0.0068% |
| 1971 | #850 | 92 | 0.0052% |
| 1970 | #936 | 73 | 0.0039% |
| 1969 | #888 | 74 | 0.0041% |
| 1968 | #991 | 56 | 0.0032% |
| 1967 | #1,108 | 45 | 0.0026% |
| 1966 | #1,106 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 1965 | #1,345 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1964 | #1,179 | 43 | 0.0022% |
| 1963 | #1,389 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 1962 | #1,181 | 44 | 0.0021% |
| 1961 | #1,912 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1960 | #1,746 | 22 | 0.0010% |
| 1959 | #1,541 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1958 | #2,437 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1957 | #1,923 | 18 | 0.0008% |
| 1956 | #1,978 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1955 | #2,092 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1954 | #2,160 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1953 | #1,867 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1952 | #2,206 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1951 | #2,565 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1950 | #3,178 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #2,704 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1942 | #3,390 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1919 | #4,482 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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