Spellings

Jonathan or Johnathan?

In the US in 2025, 82% of babies in this name family were spelled Jonathan and 13% Johnathan. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Jonathan82% of the family3,822 born in 2025#89 among boys−50% since 2015Johnathan13% of the family594 born in 2025#508 among boys−49% since 2015Jonathon3% of the family119 born in 2025#1,486 among boys−53% since 2015Johnathon1% of the family66 born in 2025#2,167 among boys−61% since 2015Jonatan1% of the family47 born in 2025#2,718 among boys−32% since 2015

Ten years ago

Jonathan already led in 2015, with 82% of the family's births; it has 82% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 9,315 to 4,648 births (−50%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Jonathan7,6603,822−50%
Johnathan1,161594−49%
Jonathon254119−53%
Johnathon17166−61%
Jonatan6947−32%

How they sound

All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈdʒɑnəθən/ (JON-uh-thun). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.

In France

In France in 2025: Jonathan 65 births (#631 among boys). The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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