Total births
96
Boys' name · since 1991
Yehonatan
Yehonatan has 96 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 96
- total births
- 1991–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
96 boys have been named Yehonatan since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Yehonatan has 96 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- 96 total births
- 1991–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 53% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
96 boys have been named Yehonatan since 1991, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 96
- total births
- 1991–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
53% 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.
Yehonatan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yehonatan's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yehonatan at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2015
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1991
Yehonatan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Yehonatan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Yehonatan's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Yehonatan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
51 births
- 2020s
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 51 births (53% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yehonatan? ▼
Since 1991, Social Security records show 96 babies named Yehonatan. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record 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? ▼
Records for Yehonatan go back to 1991, giving 35 years of history through 2025.
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.
What to do with Yehonatan's data
- Yehonatan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (51 total births) through the 2020s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Yehonatan
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Yehia Boy
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Compare Yehonatan side by side: Yehonatan vs Yehuda Yehonatan vs Yehoshua Yehonatan vs Yehudah
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Yehonatan: Baby Name Since 1991 - 96 Births, Peak 2015." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yehonatan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Yehonatan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.