Names like Jonathan

In 2025, 3,822 boys born in the US were named Jonathan, #89 among boys' names.

It has been in the top 1,000 every year since records begin in 1880, and in the top 100 in 64 of those 146 years.

Its best rank was #15, in 1988.

The most births in one year were 24,349, in 1988.

Births fell 50% from 7,660 in 2015.

8 of the 12 names below have also been in the top 1,000 every year since 1880.

Jonathan's rank every ten years

1. 1880
   #415
2. 1890
   #474
3. 1900
   #762
4. 1910
   #666
5. 1920
   #584
6. 1930
   #587
7. 1940
   #341
8. 1950
   #163
9. 1960
   #118
10. 1970
    #42
11. 1980
    #21
12. 1990
    #17
13. 2000
    #21
14. 2010
    #28
15. 2020
    #70
16. 2025
    #89

12 boy names with a similar curve

How this list was made

We compared Jonathan's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other boy's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.