Recorded 1991–2021 Boys' name Peak 2015 89 births

Yehonatan — boys' name

89 babies named Yehonatan in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s182010s512020s15
2010s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Yehonatan was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

14 babies were named Yehonatan in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yehonatan

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Yehonatan between 1991 and 2021, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yehonatan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yehonatan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Yehonatan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yehonatan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 89 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Yehonatan at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

89

Since 1991

31 years of records

Peak year

2015

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1991

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2021

Yehonatan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1991

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2015)
14
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
46810121416 2021201920172014201020051991 5

Yehonatan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
51 births that decade — 57% of Yehonatan's all-time total
1990s52000s182010s512020s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yehonatan?
89 babies have been named Yehonatan since 1991. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2015 with 14 births.
When was Yehonatan most popular?
Yehonatan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Yehonatan been used?
Yehonatan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 31 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Yehonatan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yehuda, Yehoshua, Yehudah, Yehia, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.