Masculine dossier · first seen 1974
Yonatan
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2005
Peak births
100
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Yonatan
How many people are named Yonatan?
An estimated 2,506 living Americans are named Yonatan.
How rare is Yonatan?
Yonatan is very rare among babies today, with 45 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 55% from its 2005 peak.
How old is the typical Yonatan?
The median age of a living American named Yonatan is approximately 20 years, with most bearers falling between 11 and 27 years old.
Is Yonatan still popular?
Yes. Yonatan is holding steady, with 45 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Yonatan most common?
Yonatan has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 4.1× more often than the national baseline.
1974Peak 20052025
Peak year
2005
Decline from peak
55%
2025
45
All-time
2,551
Where it lives now
Yonatan is most concentrated in New York — about 4.1× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Yonatan is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.