Jonathon

Meaning: God has given
Origin: Variant of Jonathan (from Hebrew)

Boy's name · #1488 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Jonathon's best rank, #124, came in 1990; it has stepped well back to #1488 today. Roughly 66,000 boys have been named Jonathon since 1912.

Across the states

See where Jonathon is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Jonathons

Jonathon Simmons — American basketball player
Jonathon Blum — American ice hockey player
Jonathon Lillis — American freestyle skier
Jonathon Young — Canadian actor
Jonathon Band — Royal Navy admiral

In stories & tradition

Jonathon McKenna — Shortland Street (TV series)

What Jonathons become

Among 124 notable people named Jonathon:

Sports figures appear 2.05× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jonathon Simmons, American basketball player.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Johnathon (#2171), Jonathon would rank around #1141 with about 180 births last year — the newborns split about 64/36 between Jonathon and Johnathon.

Similar names: Johnathon · Zackary · Johnpaul · Deshawn · Davion · Shaun

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