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Boy name

Yonathan

100% boys · 24 born in 2025

Yonathan has been given to about 1,455 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,401
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Yonathan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2008 · 68
  • Born in 202524
  • All time1,455

How popular is Yonathan?

Its best year was 2008, when 68 babies were given the name, ranking 2060th. The typical living American called Yonathan is about 18 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Yonathan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jonathan0.91
  2. Johnathan0.83
  3. Nathan0.76
  4. Donavan0.72
  5. Lathan0.67
  6. Donovan0.57
  7. Ronan0.57
  8. Johan0.57

Middle names for Yonathan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Yonathan John0.79
  2. Yonathan Lee0.79
  3. Yonathan Bryce0.78
  4. Yonathan Ross0.78
  5. Yonathan Quinn0.78
  6. Yonathan Jude0.78

Sibling names for Yonathan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.88
  2. Misaelbrother · 0.88
  3. Alonsobrother · 0.87
  4. Tracebrother · 0.86
  5. Ilianasister · 0.86
  6. Samirasister · 0.86

Where Yonathan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Yonathan White0.74
  2. Yonathan Reyes0.74
  3. Yonathan Moore0.74
  4. Yonathan Lee0.74
  5. Yonathan Hill0.74
  6. Yonathan Green0.74

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Yonathan

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. France1900–2025

Yonathan across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.