NameTides

Johnathan

Johnathan was the #508 boys' name in the US in 2025 (594 babies), and #2,014 in England & Wales and #685 in Canada.

Johnathan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Johnathan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaScotlandEngland & Wales
Johnathan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#508 (594)#2,014 (12)#762 (3)——#685 (40)
2024#512 (595)#2,672 (8)———#633 (43)
2023#467 (653)#1,701 (14)———#986 (24)
2022#503 (598)#1,609 (15)———#745 (34)
2021#440 (702)#1,595 (15)#605 (4)—#755 (3)#650 (42)
2020#418 (713)#1,825 (12)——#741 (3)#576 (45)
2019#384 (815)#1,439 (17)———#527 (53)
2018#385 (834)#1,533 (16)#704 (3)——#504 (55)
2017#353 (947)#1,042 (28)———#550 (49)
2016#340 (1,028)#1,234 (22)———#395 (77)
2015#308 (1,161)#2,020 (11)———#495 (57)
2014#295 (1,201)#1,630 (14)———#546 (50)
2013#278 (1,252)#1,796 (12)——#711 (3)#439 (66)
2012#258 (1,414)#1,367 (18)——#616 (4)#392 (75)
2011#239 (1,501)#929 (31)——#540 (5)#362 (82)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1990 at #108.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1881.

How common is it?

about 1 in 2,900 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 2,900uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 4,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Johnathan is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 3,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 2,600 to 1 in 3,400.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Johnathan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #570WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #425WAIdaho: #332IDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #552MNIllinois: #568ILMichigan: #420MINew York: #661NYMassachusetts: #507MAOregon: #351ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #493IAIndiana: #379INOhio: #455OHPennsylvania: #526PANew Jersey: #576NJConnecticut: #296CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #565CAUtah: #441UTColorado: #626CONebraska: #432NEMissouri: #368MOKentucky: #375KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #875VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #491AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #428KSArkansas: #353ARTennessee: #430TNNorth Carolina: #512NCSouth Carolina: #311SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #552OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: #415MSAlabama: #315ALGeorgia: #428GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #494TXFlorida: #543FL
Johnathan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#67617

Johnathan (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
JohnathanCanadaBoys#68540
JohnathanEngland & WalesBoys#2,01412
JohnathanIrelandBoys—too few
JohnathanNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
JohnathanScotlandBoys#7623
JohnathanUSGirls—too few
JohnathanUSBoys#508594