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Johnathan

“Variant of Jonathan — God has given” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #508 in the US (2025) · 90s

Johnathan has appeared in US records since 1881 — best rank #108 (1990) · 98,262 babies named Johnathan all-time · 1 in 2,900 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,700 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 6,500 boys in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Johnathans

• Johnathan Motley — American basketball player
• Johnathan Aparecido da Silva — Brazilian footballer
• Johnathan Wendel — American professional esports player
• Johnathan Williams — American basketball player (born 1995)
• Johnathan Cabral — American-Canadian hurdler

What Johnathans become

Among 110 notable people named Johnathan:

Athletes appear 3.17× more often than among typical names — e.g. Johnathan Motley, American basketball player.

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