NameTides

Jonathon

Jonathon was the #1,486 boys' name in the US in 2025 (119 babies).

Jonathon as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Jonathon as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies 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.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020US
Jonathon as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies 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. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,486 (119)——————
2024#1,540 (114)——————
2023#1,385 (134)————#2,921 (5)—
2022#1,468 (123)——————
2021#1,496 (119)——————
2020#1,255 (147)#3,848 (4)———#1,708 (10)—
2019#1,157 (168)#2,104 (10)——#646 (4)——
2018#1,045 (194)#4,749 (3)———#1,836 (9)—
2017#1,029 (195)#3,996 (4)———#1,720 (10)—
2016#985 (207)#2,027 (11)———#1,683 (10)—
2015#873 (254)#2,020 (11)———#1,681 (10)—
2014#829 (272)#2,248 (9)——#715 (3)#1,107 (18)—
2013#787 (286)#2,403 (8)———#1,252 (15)—
2012#654 (364)#1,507 (16)———#1,102 (18)—
2011#609 (398)#1,045 (25)——#623 (4)#869 (25)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1990 at #124.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1912.

How common is it?

about 1 in 14,000 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.

Next year

On its recent trend, Jonathon is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 14,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 12,000 to 1 in 16,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Jonathon by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #785WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #679MINew York: #1,576NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #773INOhio: #801OHPennsylvania: #1,004PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,998CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #685ALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,483TXFlorida: #1,353FL
Jonathon (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
JonathonCanadaBoys—too few
JonathonEngland & WalesBoys—too few
JonathonIrelandBoys—too few
JonathonNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
JonathonNSWBoys—too few
JonathonScotlandBoys—too few
JonathonUSGirls—too few
JonathonUSBoys#1,486119