Jonathon

Meaning: God has given
Origin: Hebrew — Variant of Jonathan

Boy's name · #1488 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Jonathon's best rank, #124, came in 1990; it has stepped well back to #1488 today. Roughly 66,000 boys have been named Jonathon since 1912.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,921 in Canada (2023) · #3,848 in England & Wales (2020) · #646 in Ireland (2019) · #6,901 in Ecuador (2019) · #431 in New Zealand (2010) · #638 in Scotland (2010) · #265 in N. Ireland (2005) · #95 in Australia (NSW) (1994) · #100 in Australia (QLD) (1992).

Famous Jonathons

Jonathon Simmons — American basketball player (born 1989)
Jonathon Cooper — American football player (born 1998)
Jonathon Brooks — American football player (born 2003)
Jonathon Morris — British actor (born 1960)
Jonathon Keats — American conceptual artist (born 1971)

In stories & tradition

Jonathon McKenna — Fictional character in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street

What Jonathons become

Among 124 notable people named Jonathon:

Sports figures appear 2.05× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jonathon Simmons, American basketball player (born 1989).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Johnathon (#2171), Jonathon would rank around #1141 with about 180 births last year — the newborns split about 64/36 between Jonathon and Johnathon.

Similar names: Johnathon · Zackary · Johnpaul · Deshawn · Davion · Shaun

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