Yonatan comes from the Biblical / Hebrew / Jewish tradition, meaning God Gives.
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How popular is Yonatan?
2005peak year
The name Yonatan reached its peak in 2005, with 100 registrations (ranked #1470). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1974, roughly 31 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #2354) today, averaging about 59 new babies per year. Yonatan's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 2,505 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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