The baby name Jonathan appears in baby name data for the United States from 1912 to 2024. It was most popular in 1986 with 28,601 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Jonathan has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1912 | 12 |
| 1913 | 13 |
| 1914 | 25 |
| 1915 | 31 |
| 1916 | 60 |
| 1917 | 59 |
| 1918 | 52 |
| 1919 | 60 |
| 1920 | 76 |
| 1921 | 77 |
| 1922 | 79 |
| 1923 | 57 |
| 1924 | 49 |
| 1925 | 80 |
| 1926 | 50 |
| 1927 | 51 |
| 1928 | 82 |
| 1929 | 62 |
| 1930 | 72 |
| 1931 | 73 |
| 1932 | 79 |
| 1933 | 109 |
| 1934 | 101 |
| 1935 | 125 |
| 1936 | 162 |
| 1937 | 169 |
| 1938 | 199 |
| 1939 | 275 |
| 1940 | 255 |
| 1941 | 362 |
| 1942 | 604 |
| 1943 | 635 |
| 1944 | 701 |
| 1945 | 967 |
| 1946 | 1,094 |
| 1947 | 1,426 |
| 1948 | 1,529 |
| 1949 | 1,700 |
| 1950 | 1,814 |
| 1951 | 2,079 |
| 1952 | 2,452 |
| 1953 | 2,840 |
| 1954 | 3,204 |
| 1955 | 3,814 |
| 1956 | 3,867 |
| 1957 | 3,733 |
| 1958 | 3,800 |
| 1959 | 3,593 |
| 1960 | 3,833 |
| 1961 | 4,013 |
| 1962 | 4,961 |
| 1963 | 5,350 |
| 1964 | 5,378 |
| 1965 | 5,649 |
| 1966 | 5,394 |
| 1967 | 10 |
| 1967 | 5,859 |
| 1968 | 6,718 |
| 1969 | 8,303 |
| 1970 | 5 |
| 1970 | 9,378 |
| 1971 | 9,953 |
| 1972 | 10,704 |
| 1973 | 11 |
| 1973 | 12,048 |
| 1974 | 12,045 |
| 1975 | 12,488 |
| 1976 | 12 |
| 1976 | 12,850 |
| 1977 | 26 |
| 1977 | 15,919 |
| 1978 | 22 |
| 1978 | 15,068 |
| 1979 | 39 |
| 1979 | 16,491 |
| 1980 | 44 |
| 1980 | 23,762 |
| 1981 | 133 |
| 1981 | 24,521 |
| 1982 | 131 |
| 1982 | 24,730 |
| 1983 | 159 |
| 1983 | 25,438 |
| 1984 | 161 |
| 1984 | 24,762 |
| 1985 | 173 |
| 1985 | 22,987 |
| 1986 | 133 |
| 1986 | 28,601 |
| 1987 | 135 |
| 1987 | 24,084 |
| 1988 | 145 |
| 1988 | 24,931 |
| 1989 | 15 |
| 1989 | 23,881 |
| 1990 | 27 |
| 1990 | 23,128 |
| 1991 | 27 |
| 1991 | 21,879 |
| 1992 | 13 |
| 1992 | 22,255 |
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1993 | 21,433 |
| 1994 | 26 |
| 1994 | 20,657 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1995 | 19,301 |
| 1996 | 22 |
| 1996 | 19,237 |
| 1997 | 11 |
| 1997 | 19,211 |
| 1998 | 10 |
| 1998 | 18,288 |
| 1999 | 14 |
| 1999 | 18,138 |
| 2000 | 5 |
| 2000 | 17,467 |
| 2001 | 16,438 |
| 2002 | 15,781 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2003 | 14,481 |
| 2004 | 52 |
| 2004 | 14,289 |
| 2005 | 14,079 |
| 2006 | 15,654 |
| 2007 | 14,001 |
| 2008 | 13,149 |
| 2009 | 12,007 |
| 2010 | 11,630 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2011 | 10,689 |
| 2012 | 10,771 |
| 2013 | 9,982 |
| 2014 | 8,716 |
| 2015 | 9,583 |
| 2016 | 9,188 |
| 2017 | 8,622 |
| 2018 | 6,909 |
| 2019 | 6,587 |
| 2020 | 4,620 |
| 2021 | 4,933 |
| 2022 | 4,573 |
| 2023 | 4,272 |
| 2024 | 4,117 |