Trend of the Popularity of Jonathan as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 4,018 male babies that were named Jonathan in the US, which was 0.23% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Jonathan peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1988 with a count of 24,348 babies, which was 1.27% of the total male babies born in the US in 1988.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Jonathan, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Jonathan.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Jonathan in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Jonathan in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Jonathan from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Jonathan as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	18988	1.06
1981	22593	1.26
1982	23114	1.27
1983	22756	1.27
1984	23344	1.29
1985	24116	1.31
1986	23973	1.30
1987	23120	1.24
1988	24348	1.27
1989	23607	1.18
1990	24077	1.17
1991	22975	1.14
1992	21415	1.07
1993	19952	1.02
1994	19068	0.99
1995	18155	0.95
1996	18602	0.98
1997	18541	0.98
1998	17649	0.92
1999	17066	0.89
2000	16888	0.86
2001	16146	0.83
2002	15514	0.80
2003	14993	0.76
2004	14375	0.72
2005	14442	0.72
2006	14387	0.70
2007	13809	0.67
2008	12904	0.63
2009	11384	0.57
2010	11140	0.58
2011	10253	0.54
2012	9369	0.49
2013	8575	0.45
2014	8120	0.42
2015	7656	0.40
2016	6980	0.37
2017	6527	0.35
2018	5774	0.32
2019	5466	0.31
2020	4755	0.28
2021	4458	0.26
2022	4213	0.24
2023	4088	0.24
2024	4018	0.23