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

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 3,822 male babies that were named Jonathan in the US, which was 0.22% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Jonathan peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1988 with a count of 24,349 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 2025.

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	18986	1.06
1981	22588	1.26
1982	23113	1.27
1983	22756	1.27
1984	23345	1.29
1985	24116	1.31
1986	23973	1.30
1987	23119	1.24
1988	24349	1.27
1989	23608	1.18
1990	24077	1.17
1991	22975	1.14
1992	21413	1.07
1993	19954	1.02
1994	19068	0.99
1995	18155	0.95
1996	18602	0.98
1997	18542	0.98
1998	17649	0.92
1999	17068	0.89
2000	16888	0.86
2001	16147	0.83
2002	15514	0.80
2003	14994	0.76
2004	14375	0.72
2005	14443	0.72
2006	14387	0.70
2007	13809	0.67
2008	12905	0.63
2009	11386	0.57
2010	11140	0.58
2011	10254	0.54
2012	9372	0.49
2013	8577	0.45
2014	8120	0.42
2015	7660	0.40
2016	6982	0.37
2017	6534	0.35
2018	5779	0.32
2019	5470	0.31
2020	4757	0.28
2021	4465	0.26
2022	4220	0.24
2023	4094	0.24
2024	4028	0.23
2025	3822	0.22