Jonathon
Jonathon is a male given name. It is an often used alternative spelling of "Jonathan", as is "Johnathan".
Meaning & Origin of Jonathon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jonathon is a male given name. It is an often used alternative spelling of "Jonathan", as is "Johnathan".
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The Story of Jonathon
Jonathon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 2,668 Jonathons were born — ranking #124 that year. As of 2026, Jonathon ranks #1,560 for baby boys with 112 births, falling sharply (-28%). In total, more than 66K Jonathons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jonathon
Jonathon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 66K births in the dataset. Jonathon's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #124. Use the chart and map above to compare Jonathon's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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