Jonathon is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Jonathon means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Jonathon across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jonathon has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Jonathon is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “God has given”. A variant spelling of Jonathan.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 65,836 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 1,245 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 522 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 74 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 250 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 349 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Jonathon per year, United States (1912 to 2025). United States peaked in 1990 (2,680/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1996 (190/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1991 (42/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1999 (39/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 1997 (21/yr).
Jonathon has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1990, when it ranked #247 nationally (given to 2,719 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1990s.
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