Jonathan as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jonathan

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The baby name Jonathan is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒɒnəθən/ or /ˈdʒɑːnəθən/ (JON-ə-thən).

Jonathan is Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Male

Syllables: 3.0

Origin: Hebrew

Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɒnəθən/ or /ˈdʒɑːnəθən/ (JON-ə-thən)

What is the meaning of the name Jonathan ?

The baby name Jonathan is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒɒnəθən/ or /ˈdʒɑːnəθən/ (JON-ə-thən).

Jonathan is Hebrew in Origin.

Jonathan derives from Hebrew Yehonatan/Yonatan, built from the theophoric prefix yo-/yeho- (YHWH, “the LORD”) and natan (“has given”), yielding the meaning “Yahweh has given” or “gift of God.” It appears repeatedly in the Hebrew Bible, most memorably as the brave son of King Saul and devoted friend of David, a model of loyalty and covenantal friendship.

Carried into Latin as Ionathan and into Middle English via ecclesiastical usage, the name flourished in English after the Reformation and became a colonial American staple; it peaked again in many countries in the late 20th century. International variants include Yonatan/Yehonatan (Hebrew), Jonatan (Scandinavian, Spanish, German), Jonatán (Spanish), Jônatas or Jônatan (Portuguese), and Gionatan (Italian). Common short forms are Jon, Johnny, Jono, and Jonty. Though often shortened to Jon, Jonathan is distinct from John, which has a different Hebrew root and meaning.

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Name	Last Name(s)	Mother	Mother famous for	Fame Level	Father	Father famous for	Fame Level
Jonathan	Klinsmann				Jürgen Klinsmann	association footballer	★★★★★
Jonathan	Berkery	Katherine Berkery	model		Tom Jones	singer	★★★★★
Jonathan	Craven				Wes Craven	film producer	★★★★★
Jonathan	Oppenheim	Judy Holliday	singer	★★★★★

Jonathan – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Boys	2025	#1	—	836
Germany	Boys	2025	#1	—	423
HT		0	#9	4	399
PH	Boys	0	#13	1,017	11,440
MT		0	#15	30	1,767
FJ	Boys	0	#16	2	603
SV	Boys	0	#17	12	352
HN		0	#18	5	704
SV	Girls	0	#18	1	458
BW		0	#19	1	960
MV		0	#19	1	644
HT	Boys	0	#20	15	903
MT	Boys	0	#20	324	4,064
PA		0	#20	149	3,797
EC	Boys	0	#21	864	3,322
CR	Boys	0	#23	3,881	10,188
KR	Boys	0	#24	4	897
PR	Boys	0	#24	380	2,508
BF	Boys	0	#26	1	439
ID		0	#26	14	2,238
ET	Boys	0	#27	1	678
PR		0	#28	28	1,497
BN		0	#30	3	2,297
HN	Boys	0	#30	24	749
SG		0	#30	365	11,010
CR		0	#31	165	5,526
NA		0	#31	3	2,537
EC		0	#32	96	2,502
PA	Boys	0	#33	3,445	9,305
EE		0	#37	1	1,051
BI	Boys	0	#39	6	917
PH		0	#39	58	5,607
Austria	Boys	2024	#40	202	60
MO		0	#44	9	2,706
SG	Boys	0	#45	2,386	17,960
GT	Boys	0	#48	2,299	7,625
LU		0	#50	17	2,830
CM		0	#51	6	2,592
JP		0	#54	24	4,057
ZA		0	#55	576	14,421
MX	Boys	0	#56	21,362	16,355
CL	Boys	0	#57	11,318	13,390
CY		0	#58	3	1,632
UY	Boys	0	#62	2,482	5,922
CN		0	#65	21	3,857
QA		0	#65	36	7,011
CO	Boys	0	#68	20,300	15,656
AO		0	#69	9	2,729
New Zealand	Boys	2007	#71	61	100
GH	Boys	0	#71	884	8,138
BN	Boys	0	#73	61	6,332
Norway	Boys	2025	#74	71	444
Spain	Boys	0	#74	9,678	5,610
TW		0	#74	27	4,523
ZA	Boys	0	#77	6,579	25,619
MV	Boys	0	#79	1	3,375
BG		0	#81	2	1,799
MD	Boys	0	#81	1	756
United States	Boys	2024	#82	4,018	7,044
ID	Boys	0	#84	48	4,130
MU	Boys	0	#84	474	8,477
JM		0	#87	7	3,714
GT		0	#89	300	5,948
BR	Boys	0	#91	5,681	12,213
BW	Boys	0	#93	57	4,685
Switzerland	Boys	2024	#96	42	1,769
CL		0	#96	700	6,867
CO		0	#96	1,263	7,768
DK	Boys	0	#98	457	7,401
OM		0	#98	19	6,215
PE	Boys	0	#99	6,010	14,506
AR	Boys	0	#101	1,954	7,628
ID	Girls	0	#101	2	3,319
MX		0	#101	585	8,339
SD		0	#101	2	2,130
TW	Boys	0	#101	179	7,111
KW		0	#104	13	5,216
LU	Boys	0	#104	128	4,970
MU		0	#106	31	3,613
PS		0	#106	118	5,692
NA	Boys	0	#107	141	6,830
Sweden	Boys	2022	#108	76	1,509
UY		0	#109	72	2,477
HU		0	#113	3	1,675
IL		0	#113	203	6,291
HK	Boys	0	#118	1,264	12,905
CY	Boys	0	#119	11	3,473
IL	Boys	0	#119	1,398	10,983
AE		0	#120	58	10,220
EE	Boys	0	#120	6	2,087
GH		0	#120	144	5,396
NG	Boys	0	#121	4,627	16,906
AR		0	#125	62	2,915
MO	Boys	0	#125	104	5,842
AZ	Boys	0	#130	2	1,400
IQ		0	#132	2	3,533
Canada	Boys	2024	#134	207	2,588
GR		0	#135	1	3,911
CN	Boys	0	#136	239	9,639
DK		0	#142	65	5,198
PE		0	#143	193	6,350
PS	Boys	0	#144	820	10,655
BR		0	#145	246	5,969
BW	Girls	0	#147	5	4,216
LT	Boys	0	#151	1	2,166
MT	Girls	0	#152	2	3,773
RS	Boys	0	#154	1	2,277
MY		0	#155	189	12,352
NG		0	#156	110	5,926
HU	Boys	0	#162	13	3,954
PR	Girls	0	#165	3	3,171
HK		0	#169	213	8,483
BO	Boys	0	#171	1,110	9,244
JM	Boys	0	#174	104	6,876
Belgium	Boys	2023	#176	20	415
AO	Boys	0	#180	63	5,568
CZ		0	#181	6	3,154
HR		0	#181	1	2,081
PT	Boys	0	#187	224	7,951
RU		0	#190	5	3,641
SA		0	#190	106	10,560
Spain		0	#192	352	2,326
JP	Boys	0	#192	110	7,909
MY	Boys	0	#193	2,305	25,439
Austria		0	#202	12	850
Finland	Boys	0	#203	290	2,041
IT	Boys	0	#206	7,947	10,046
PL		0	#207	6	2,600
SI	Boys	0	#211	1	3,402
BG	Boys	0	#213	8	3,850
NL	Boys	0	#223	1,822	5,873
PT		0	#223	24	4,161
AL	Girls	0	#227	1	4,141
IR		0	#227	5	4,221
NA	Girls	0	#234	4	7,146
CM	Boys	0	#236	474	12,054
GR	Boys	0	#237	31	6,912
Finland	Boys	2026	#238	1,349	3,552
BD		0	#239	3	5,992
GR	Girls	0	#249	1	6,293
NL		0	#252	145	2,481
EC	Girls	0	#253	6	3,650
HR	Boys	0	#256	4	3,997
Finland		0	#258	50	830
BO		0	#265	117	6,868
Austria	Boys	0	#267	191	2,180
CZ	Boys	0	#268	37	6,530
AF	Boys	0	#274	1	3,535
JM	Girls	0	#277	2	7,507
Germany	Boys	0	#286	1,359	5,697
France	Boys	2021	#287	103	2,865
KZ	Boys	0	#288	9	6,578
TW	Girls	0	#288	2	8,139
Canada	Girls	1994	#292	5	2,166
AL	Boys	0	#302	2	5,122
PL	Boys	0	#308	28	6,459
GH	Girls	0	#312	13	6,973
DK	Girls	0	#326	4	7,429
Germany		0	#330	111	2,542
KZ	Girls	0	#331	2	5,862
JO	Girls	0	#339	1	7,570
QA	Girls	0	#340	4	15,378
QA	Boys	0	#352	403	18,093
CN	Girls	0	#359	1	8,829
MU	Girls	0	#360	3	8,539
JO	Boys	0	#362	16	7,057
PH	Girls	0	#372	19	13,098
IT		0	#375	449	4,183
YE		0	#396	3	8,639
EG		0	#406	7	6,387
SD	Boys	0	#414	32	10,523
OM	Girls	0	#420	5	15,987
RU	Boys	0	#447	59	12,621
PA	Girls	0	#466	16	9,861
PT	Girls	0	#471	1	7,952
BH		0	#474	80	17,937
UY	Girls	0	#484	27	6,731
GT	Girls	0	#495	11	7,500
KW	Girls	0	#502	14	19,177
NG	Girls	0	#506	318	15,093
LY		0	#508	28	12,703
IR	Boys	0	#513	40	10,162
RU	Girls	0	#523	1	11,913
CM	Girls	0	#529	12	11,671
IR	Girls	0	#545	1	8,334
PS	Girls	0	#547	1	10,981
AE	Boys	0	#556	663	22,615
SA	Boys	0	#558	1,913	28,008
KW	Boys	0	#559	214	18,755
BD	Boys	0	#561	16	10,045
CR	Girls	0	#566	8	11,342
SG	Girls	0	#571	16	18,916
LB		0	#577	82	13,263
AE	Girls	0	#590	8	20,968
AR	Girls	0	#622	9	8,289
HK	Girls	0	#642	9	16,104
EG	Boys	0	#643	250	15,035
IL	Girls	0	#643	3	11,648
BO	Girls	0	#648	4	9,488
IQ	Boys	0	#648	20	13,071
IN	Girls	0	#653	2	13,121
OM	Boys	0	#697	185	17,948
SY		0	#765	3	11,684
TN		0	#784	46	13,765
CL	Girls	0	#797	55	14,098
Germany	Girls	0	#826	13	4,949
SA	Girls	0	#889	47	25,931
BR	Girls	0	#895	47	12,708
IN	Boys	0	#904	98	16,750
United States	Girls	2023	#909	6	8,600
PE	Girls	0	#928	16	14,861
EG	Girls	0	#941	19	14,742
Spain	Girls	0	#941	43	5,561
MY	Girls	0	#975	20	24,821
CO	Girls	0	#984	95	16,140
MA		0	#1,019	110	20,986
MX	Girls	0	#1,027	157	17,781
ZA	Girls	0	#1,059	83	25,928
DZ		0	#1,111	66	20,130
TR		0	#1,136	76	19,440
IT	Girls	0	#1,385	62	9,415

Jonathan is popular in 99 countries — most recent births per country:

France

Norway

Ireland

Scotland, United Kingdom

Canada

Flanders, Belgium

Belgium

Wallonia, Belgium

Switzerland

Sweden

United States

Brussels, Belgium

Germany

Austria

New South Wales, Australia

New York City (Asian & Pacific Islander), United States

New York City (Black, non-Hispanic), United States

New York City (Hispanic), United States

New York City (White, non-Hispanic), United States

England & Wales, United Kingdom

New Zealand

Austria

Germany

Spain

Finland

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