Boys' name · since 1974
Yonatan
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 2,551 babies named Yonatan, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,834 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,811 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,551
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yonatan is the #2811 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,551 recorded since 1974.
Yonatan has 2,551 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2811 as of the latest data, more common than 80% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #2,834 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,811 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,551 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yonatan ranks #2,834 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,811 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,551 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,834 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,811 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,551
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yonatan's 2,551 recorded births place it above 93.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Yonatan compares
2,551 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Yonatan's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yonatan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,551 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 100 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yonatan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yonatan splits its recorded history at 2000: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 100 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yonatan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 100
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Yonatan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (868 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Yonatan's strongest decade.
868 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Yonatan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 52
1970s
52 births
- 1980s 186
1980s
186 births
- 1990s
1990s
467 births
- 2000s
2000s
868 births
- 2010s
2010s
668 births
- 2020s 310
2020s
310 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 868 births (34% of all-time use).
How Yonatan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Yonatan's total volume
Yonatan by state
Where Yonatan concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 482 | 18.9% |
| #2 | California | | 436 | 17.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 178 | 7.0% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 72 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 61 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 33 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 17 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 16 | 0.6% |
482 of 2,551 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Yonatan appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Yonatan's data
- Yonatan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (868 total births) through the 2020s (310) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yonatans (482 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yonatan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~51 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1974–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Yonatan 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 August 2026.