Is Jonathon a boy or girl name?
Jonathon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 113 boys were named Jonathon, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 65,721 US babies named Jonathon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,545
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jonathon since 1912
- 65,721
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 2,680 babies
Boys and girls named Jonathon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 31 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 57 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 47 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 344 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,254 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 2,525 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 7,201 | 17 | 0.2% |
| 1980s | 19,578 | 135 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 21,429 | 59 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 9,570 | 13 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 2,825 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 636 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 113 | #1,545 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 134 | #1,386 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 123 | #1,471 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 119 | #1,499 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 147 | #1,257 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 168 | #1,160 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 194 | #1,049 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 195 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 207 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 254 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 272 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 286 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 364 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 398 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 487 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 542 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 613 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 716 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 798 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 922 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 923 | #327 | 7 | #13,391 |
| 2003 | 1,072 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1,160 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1,325 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1,499 | #226 | 6 | #13,951 |
| 1999 | 1,648 | #207 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1,737 | #195 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1,845 | #180 | 5 | #14,773 |
| 1996 | 1,972 | #171 | 8 | #9,980 |
| 1995 | 1,972 | #166 | 5 | #14,413 |
| 1994 | 2,197 | #154 | 6 | #12,483 |
| 1993 | 2,318 | #144 | 7 | #11,094 |
| 1992 | 2,471 | #136 | 7 | #10,984 |
| 1991 | 2,601 | #125 | 9 | #8,920 |
| 1990 | 2,668 | #124 | 12 | #7,065 |
| 1989 | 2,528 | #128 | 6 | #11,450 |
| 1988 | 2,330 | #125 | 17 | #4,937 |
| 1987 | 2,117 | #132 | 16 | #4,944 |
| 1986 | 2,107 | #129 | 21 | #3,935 |
| 1985 | 2,030 | #139 | 16 | #4,721 |
| 1984 | 1,871 | #142 | 21 | #3,784 |
| 1983 | 1,694 | #160 | 13 | #5,270 |
| 1982 | 1,830 | #153 | 14 | #5,051 |
| 1981 | 1,642 | #162 | 6 | #9,602 |
| 1980 | 1,429 | #171 | 5 | #11,067 |
| 1979 | 1,020 | #224 | 5 | #10,878 |
| 1978 | 875 | #240 | 7 | #7,994 |
| 1977 | 840 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 776 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 736 | #265 | 5 | #9,670 |
| 1974 | 629 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 666 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 559 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 574 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 526 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 408 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 329 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 288 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 245 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 238 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 229 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 240 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 217 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 170 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 161 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 123 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 140 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 171 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 162 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 152 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 132 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 115 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 90 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 84 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 85 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 61 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 57 | #916 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 55 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 54 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 33 | #1,152 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 28 | #1,271 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 19 | #1,668 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 20 | #1,608 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,565 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,762 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 13 | #2,007 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 13 | #2,038 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,790 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,352 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,701 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,685 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,537 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,300 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,263 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,112 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,030 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,073 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,100 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,574 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,063 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,215 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,627 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,725 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jonathon reached #124 in 1990. As a girl name, it reached #3,784 in 1984. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jonathon
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.