Boy or Girl

Is Yonatan a boy or girl name?

Yonatan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 60 boys were named Yonatan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,505 US babies named Yonatan were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#2,359
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Yonatan since 1974
2,505
Most popular year
2005
100 babies
Babies named Yonatan each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Yonatan from 1974 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0255075100198020002020

Boys and girls named Yonatan, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1970s5200%
1980s18600%
1990s46700%
2000s86800%
2010s66800%
2020s26400%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202460#2,3590–
202353#2,5360–
202260#2,3770–
202146#2,7720–
202045#2,7570–
201964#2,2100–
201863#2,2080–
201758#2,2930–
201666#2,1330–
201578#1,8930–
201477#1,9060–
201368#2,0200–
201256#2,3220–
201166#2,0560–
201072#1,9550–
200974#1,9390–
200885#1,7730–
200789#1,7120–
200698#1,5340–
2005100#1,4700–
200478#1,6700–
200387#1,4960–
200293#1,4130–
200194#1,3670–
200070#1,6650–
199972#1,5580–
199863#1,6650–
199750#1,8870–
199672#1,4440–
199544#1,9540–
199442#2,0100–
199337#2,1590–
199227#2,6660–
199129#2,4690–
199031#2,3050–
198925#2,6140–
198822#2,6790–
198724#2,3970–
198630#2,0060–
198511#4,0450–
198420#2,5290–
198315#3,0690–
198218#2,7080–
19819#4,4960–
198012#3,6080–
197916#2,8920–
197813#3,2130–
197711#3,6010–
19767#4,9280–
19750–0–
19745#6,0020–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Yonatan reached #1,367 in 2001. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

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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.