Boy name Hebrew origin Christian tradition

Jonathan

JON-uh-thun · 8 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Gift of God
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
biblical · virtue
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#83
2024 births4,018
Peak year1988
First appeared1880
Total US births866,991
1988 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
JonJonnyNathan
Alternate spellings
JohnathanYonatan
In other languages
Yonatan (Hebrew)Jonatán (Spanish)

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