Boy
Jonathan
The name Jonathan carries the meaning "Gift of God", with roots in Hebrew. It has faded some since the 1980s without dropping off entirely. These days, it is instantly recognizable. Since 1900, roughly 837,081 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.
HebrewGift of God
HebrewThe Lord has given
Also spelled: Jonathon
Births by decade
1900s
139
1910s
660
1920s
1,080
1930s
1,661
1940s
8,298
1950s
25,853
1960s
47,609
1970s
108,619
1980s
231,523
1990s
198,073
2000s
145,078
2010s
68,488
Peaked in the 1980s · 837,081 total U.S. births since 1900