Johnathan has been given to about 98,611 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1990, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Johnathan ranks 508th among American boys in 2025, with 594 born that year. Its best year was 1990, when 3,253 babies were given the name, ranking 108th. The typical living American called Johnathan is about 30 years old today. It is relatively most common in Idaho, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.