How Many People Are Named Yonathan?
An estimated 1,411 people in the United States have the first name Yonathan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Yonathan peaked in popularity in 2008 with 68 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yonathan 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 Yonathan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,411
About 1 in 242,916 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2008
68 births
Total Registered
1,431
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yonathan
Yonathan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,431 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yonathan as a male name
Ranked #3,092 in 2024
40 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (68 births)
Yonathan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yonathan span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 522 babies were registered. Yonathan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yonathan by Decade
How has Yonathan 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.
Yonathan by State
Birth registrations for Yonathan span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in North Carolina, Georgia, Nevada. On average, about 57 Yonathans were registered per state.
Yonathan + Last Name Combinations
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Yonathan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yonathan?
We estimate approximately 1,411 people named Yonathan 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 242,916 Americans share this first name.
Is Yonathan a common name?
Yonathan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,431 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yonathan most popular?
Yonathan reached peak popularity in 2008, when 68 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yonathan is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yonathan a male name?
Yonathan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yonathan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yonathan Smith, Yonathan Johnson, Yonathan 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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