How Many People Are Named Jonatan?
An estimated 3,615 people in the United States have the first name Jonatan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Jonatan peaked in popularity in 2006 with 159 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jonatan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jonatan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,615
About 1 in 94,814 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2006
159 births
Total Registered
3,677
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jonatan
Jonatan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,677 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jonatan as a male name
Ranked #2,347 in 2024
60 male births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (159 births)
Jonatan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jonatan span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,448 babies were registered. Jonatan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jonatan by Decade
How has Jonatan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jonatan by State
Birth registrations for Jonatan span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Oregon, Tennessee. On average, about 128 Jonatans were registered per state.
Jonatan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jonatan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jonatan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jonatan?
We estimate approximately 3,615 people named Jonatan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 94,814 Americans share this first name.
Is Jonatan a common name?
Jonatan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,677 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jonatan most popular?
Jonatan reached peak popularity in 2006, when 159 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jonatan is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jonatan a male name?
Jonatan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jonatan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jonatan Smith, Jonatan Johnson, Jonatan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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