How Many People Are Named Yehonatan?
An estimated 88 people in the United States have the first name Yehonatan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Yehonatan peaked in popularity in 2015 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yehonatan 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 Yehonatan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yehonatan is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
88
About 1 in 3,894,936 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2015
14 births
Total Registered
89
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yehonatan
Yehonatan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 89 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yehonatan as a male name
Ranked #12,081 in 2021
6 male births in 2021
Peak: 2015 (14 births)
Yehonatan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yehonatan span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 51 babies were registered. Yehonatan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yehonatan by Decade
How has Yehonatan 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.
Yehonatan + Last Name Combinations
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Yehonatan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yehonatan?
We estimate approximately 88 people named Yehonatan 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 3,894,936 Americans share this first name.
Is Yehonatan a common name?
Yehonatan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 89 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yehonatan most popular?
Yehonatan reached peak popularity in 2015, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yehonatan is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yehonatan a male name?
Yehonatan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yehonatan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yehonatan Smith, Yehonatan Johnson, Yehonatan 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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