Masculine dossier · first seen 1983
Yonathan
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2008
Peak births
68
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Yonathan
How many people are named Yonathan?
An estimated 1,432 living Americans are named Yonathan.
How rare is Yonathan?
Yonathan is very rare among babies today, with 24 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 64.7% from its 2008 peak.
How old is the typical Yonathan?
The median age of a living American named Yonathan is approximately 18 years, with most bearers falling between 12 and 26 years old.
Is Yonathan still popular?
Yes. Yonathan is holding steady, with 24 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Yonathan most common?
Yonathan has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 1.8× more often than the national baseline.
1983Peak 20082025
Peak year
2008
Decline from peak
64.7%
2025
24
All-time
1,455
Where it lives now
Yonathan is most concentrated in California — about 1.5× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Yonathan is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.