Boys' name · since 1983
Yonathan
1,455 babies named Yonathan in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,038 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,318 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,455
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,455 babies have been named Yonathan since 1983, making it today's #4318 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yonathan has been recorded 1,455 times among boys since 1983, currently ranked #4318 nationally and more common than 69% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #4,038 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,318 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,455 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yonathan ranks #4,038 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,318 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,455 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,038 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,318 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,455
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yonathan's 1,455 recorded births place it above 91.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Yonathan compares
1,455 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Yonathan's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yonathan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,455 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yonathan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yonathan splits its recorded history at 2004: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 68 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yonathan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Yonathan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (522 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Yonathan's strongest decade.
522 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Yonathan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 75
1980s
75 births
- 1990s
1990s
261 births
- 2000s
2000s
522 births
- 2010s
2010s
422 births
- 2020s 175
2020s
175 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 522 births (36% of all-time use).
How Yonathan 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 Yonathan's total volume
Yonathan by state
Where Yonathan concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 268 | 18.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 114 | 7.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 47 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 34 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 21 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Nevada | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.4% |
268 of 1,455 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Yonathan appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Yonathan's data
- Yonathan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (522 total births) through the 2020s (175) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yonathans (268 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yonathan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Yonathan 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.