Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Jonathan

#36 most common boys' name of all time · #56 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#36
Rank overall
#56 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
874,440
Since 2016
50,219
Peak year
1988 #15
Best rank
#15 1988
Girls Boys peak 24,513/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Jonathan is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 5 3,822 3,827 #89
2024 — 4,028 4,028 #83
2023 6 4,094 4,100 #82
2022 8 4,220 4,228 #79
2021 5 4,465 4,470 #77
2020 9 4,757 4,766 #70
2019 6 5,470 5,476 #64
2018 7 5,779 5,786 #63
2017 6 6,534 6,540 #55
2016 16 6,982 6,998 #56
2015 11 7,660 7,671 #48
2014 10 8,120 8,130 #44
2013 12 8,577 8,589 #41
2012 10 9,372 9,382 #34
2011 21 10,254 10,275 #31
2010 14 11,140 11,154 #28
2009 14 11,386 11,400 #29
2008 18 12,905 12,923 #26
2007 24 13,809 13,833 #23
2006 27 14,387 14,414 #22
2005 27 14,443 14,470 #19
2004 77 14,375 14,452 #21
2003 32 14,994 15,026 #22
2002 35 15,514 15,549 #21
2001 39 16,147 16,186 #23
2000 49 16,888 16,937 #21
1999 38 17,068 17,106 #22
1998 37 17,649 17,686 #21
1997 43 18,542 18,585 #21
1996 62 18,602 18,664 #21
1995 56 18,155 18,211 #23
1994 76 19,068 19,144 #23
1993 71 19,954 20,025 #22
1992 64 21,413 21,477 #21
1991 87 22,975 23,062 #20
1990 92 24,077 24,169 #17
1989 101 23,608 23,709 #17
1988 164 24,349 24,513 #15
1987 179 23,119 23,298 #18
1986 174 23,973 24,147 #16
1985 181 24,116 24,297 #17
1984 183 23,345 23,528 #19
1983 177 22,756 22,933 #19
1982 168 23,113 23,281 #16
1981 152 22,588 22,740 #16
1980 104 18,986 19,090 #21
1979 80 14,331 14,411 #31
1978 81 12,514 12,595 #31
1977 81 12,319 12,400 #28
1976 82 11,314 11,396 #31
1975 55 10,904 10,959 #30
1974 63 10,230 10,293 #33
1973 63 10,273 10,336 #31
1972 51 9,219 9,270 #37
1971 44 8,628 8,672 #40
1970 35 8,194 8,229 #42
1969 31 7,080 7,111 #46
1968 23 5,808 5,831 #53
1967 20 4,920 4,940 #56
1966 20 4,662 4,682 #65
1965 15 4,723 4,738 #74
1964 19 4,644 4,663 #83
1963 16 4,471 4,487 #88
1962 14 4,253 4,267 #94
1961 20 3,485 3,505 #112
1960 11 3,343 3,354 #118
1959 9 3,082 3,091 #124
1958 7 3,084 3,091 #124
1957 12 3,048 3,060 #124
1956 6 3,124 3,130 #114
1955 11 3,025 3,036 #116
1954 8 2,743 2,751 #121
1953 — 2,335 2,335 #133
1952 — 2,062 2,062 #139
1951 — 1,775 1,775 #147
1950 — 1,538 1,538 #163
1949 — 1,431 1,431 #164
1948 — 1,282 1,282 #173
1947 — 1,198 1,198 #177
1946 — 1,102 1,102 #173
1945 — 881 881 #179
1944 — 639 639 #217
1943 — 575 575 #246
1942 — 553 553 #243
1941 — 359 359 #303
1940 — 276 276 #342
1939 — 295 295 #319
1938 — 235 235 #364
1937 — 197 197 #396
1936 — 172 172 #428
1935 — 167 167 #437
1934 — 133 133 #496
1933 — 126 126 #500
1932 — 118 118 #541
1931 — 117 117 #541
1930 — 103 103 #601
1929 — 91 91 #646
1928 — 115 115 #577
1927 — 108 108 #598
1926 — 106 106 #610
1925 — 114 114 #590
1924 — 97 97 #655
1923 — 97 97 #653
1922 — 117 117 #597
1921 — 122 122 #572
1920 — 111 111 #595
1919 — 77 77 #722
1918 — 83 83 #684
1917 — 96 96 #607
1916 — 100 100 #575
1915 — 83 83 #638
1914 — 77 77 #573
1913 — 53 53 #604
1912 — 48 48 #586
1911 — 24 24 #627
1910 — 19 19 #680
1909 — 15 15 #722
1908 — 12 12 #785
1907 — 11 11 #829
1906 — 12 12 #718
1905 — 14 14 #643
1904 — 14 14 #616
1903 — 19 19 #496
1902 — 22 22 #448
1901 — 9 9 #734
1900 — 11 11 #795
1899 — 8 8 #805
1898 — 13 13 #615
1897 — 15 15 #523
1896 — 18 18 #487
1895 — 9 9 #755
1894 — 16 16 #507
1893 — 9 9 #717
1892 — 13 13 #577
1891 — 12 12 #536
1890 — 16 16 #468
1889 — 12 12 #556
1888 — 17 17 #469
1887 — 10 10 #594
1886 — 19 19 #411
1885 — 30 30 #310
1884 — 21 21 #393
1883 — 17 17 #440
1882 — 27 27 #345
1881 — 21 21 #370
1880 — 18 18 #415