The baby name Jonatan is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'language': 'English', 'ipa': '/ˈdʒɒnətən/', 'respelling': 'JOH-nə-tən'},{'language': 'Spanish/Scandinavian', 'ipa': '/joˈnatan/', 'respelling': 'yo-NA-tan'}.
Jonatan is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Jonatan is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'language': 'English', 'ipa': '/ˈdʒɒnətən/', 'respelling': 'JOH-nə-tən'},{'language': 'Spanish/Scandinavian', 'ipa': '/joˈnatan/', 'respelling': 'yo-NA-tan'}.
Jonatan is Hebrew in Origin.
Jonatan is the streamlined international form of Jonathan, from Hebrew Yehonatan/Yonatan, meaning “Yahweh has given” or “gift of God” (yeho- “the LORD” + natan “has given”). The name entered European usage through biblical translations and is closely tied to the brave, loyal prince Jonathan in the Books of Samuel, famed as David’s friend. While English settled on the h-spelling, Jonatan gained traction in non-English contexts from the Reformation onward.
Today Jonatan is standard in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Croatian, and Catalan, and appears in Spanish as Jonatán and in Icelandic as Jónatan; Finnish uses Joonatan, while modern Hebrew prefers Yonatan/Yehonatan. Related forms include Jonathan (English, German, French), Portuguese Jônatas/Jonatas, and the transliteration Yonatan. Nicknames vary by language: Joni, Jonty, Jonte (Nordic), Jonny, and Jonne (Finnish). Meaning across all variants remains “God has given,” a timeless, warmly theophoric choice.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2012 | #1 | — | 777 |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #34 | 1 | 903 |
| EE | 0 | #37 | 1 | 1,051 | |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #44 | 1 | 917 |
| HN | Boys | 0 | #49 | 4 | 749 |
| JP | 0 | #76 | 2 | 4,057 | |
| SI | 0 | #80 | 1 | 1,612 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| EC | 0 | #116 | 6 | 2,502 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #123 | 3 | 2,087 |
| Norway | Boys | 2025 | #128 | 7 | 444 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #134 | 1,195 | 7,628 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #136 | 2 | 1,769 |
| PA | 0 | #137 | 2 | 3,797 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #150 | 760 | 7,625 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #150 | 2 | 2,166 |
| AR | 0 | #161 | 26 | 2,915 | |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #162 | 13 | 2,508 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #166 | 3,013 | 5,610 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #172 | 11 | 1,509 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2 | 3,954 |
| UY | 0 | #175 | 8 | 2,477 | |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #177 | 4,222 | 15,656 |
| HR | 0 | #178 | 4 | 2,081 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #183 | 411 | 5,922 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #186 | 54 | 3,322 |
| DK | 0 | #193 | 11 | 5,198 | |
| GT | 0 | #206 | 111 | 5,948 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #208 | 4 | 3,402 |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 4,970 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| PS | 0 | #221 | 6 | 5,692 | |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #228 | 2,567 | 16,355 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #228 | 116 | 6,459 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1,344 | 12,213 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #234 | 92 | 7,401 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| PT | 0 | #249 | 2 | 4,161 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #251 | 3 | 6,830 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #253 | 7 | 3,997 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| IL | 0 | #263 | 12 | 6,291 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #277 | 860 | 13,390 |
| BR | 0 | #282 | 64 | 5,969 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #282 | 153 | 2,041 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #286 | 19 | 6,530 |
| PE | 0 | #290 | 21 | 6,350 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| Finland | 0 | #296 | 12 | 830 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #300 | 4 | 5,122 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #302 | 775 | 3,552 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| Canada | Boys | 2007 | #312 | 8 | 2,287 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| CO | 0 | #324 | 167 | 7,768 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #324 | 1,221 | 14,506 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #329 | 3 | 9,639 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #331 | 160 | 9,305 |
| Spain | 0 | #339 | 114 | 2,326 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #351 | 17 | 7,951 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #352 | 296 | 9,244 |
| BO | 0 | #356 | 26 | 6,868 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| CL | 0 | #364 | 48 | 6,867 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #365 | 5 | 8,477 |
| MX | 0 | #368 | 46 | 8,339 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #369 | 123 | 10,188 |
| France | Boys | 2020 | #389 | 3 | 2,846 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #404 | 5 | 11,440 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #447 | 164 | 10,983 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #475 | 74 | 10,655 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #516 | 3 | 9,861 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #518 | 9 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #534 | 19 | 10,162 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #535 | 7 | 7,500 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #568 | 8 | 12,054 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #583 | 17 | 8,289 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #649 | 3 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IT | 0 | #688 | 27 | 4,183 | |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #732 | 8 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #833 | 60 | 7,044 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #904 | 48 | 5,873 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #915 | 38 | 5,697 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #932 | 10 | 12,708 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #971 | 13 | 5,561 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #978 | 512 | 10,046 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,003 | 8 | 14,861 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,061 | 18 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,074 | 38 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,082 | 11 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,101 | 28 | 20,986 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,163 | 21 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,167 | 12 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,230 | 5 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,603 | 12 | 28,008 |
Jonatan is popular in 73 countries — most recent births per country:
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