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Jonathon

Jonathon holds the #1486 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 119 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1255 in 2020 to #1486 today. Its strongest year on record was 1990 (#124 nationally, 2,668 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1912. The name's biggest fan base is in Michigan (#679 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1486
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#124
in 1990 (1990s)
Babies in 2025
119
boys named Jonathon

Jonathon popularity, 1880–2025

0.035%0.070%0.11%0.14%18801900192019401960198020002020#124 in 1990
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1990

Where Jonathon is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025MN—Wisconsin: #785 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WI#785Michigan: #679 (11 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)MI#679New York: #1576 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1576Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025IL—Indiana: #773 (7 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)IN#773Ohio: #801 (10 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)OH#801Pennsylvania: #1004 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)PA#1004New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025CT—California: #1998 (7 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)CA#1998Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025MS—Alabama: #685 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)AL#685Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jonathon in 2025HI—Texas: #1483 (12 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1483Florida: #1353 (8 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1353
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Alabama (#685), Michigan (#679), Indiana (#773)

Uniqueness score

61/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Jonathon in the most recent year of SSA data.

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