Hebrew Yehonatan — the lord has given. Saul's son, whose friendship with David is one of the closest bonds in the Hebrew Bible.
Jonathan ranks 89th among American boys in 2025, with 3,827 born that year. Its best year was 1988, when 24,513 babies were given the name, ranking 15th. The typical living American called Jonathan is about 35 years old today. It is relatively most common in Alaska, where it accounts for 0.28% 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.