Given name
Jathan
“an attractive young man”
Jathan is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “an attractive young man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “an attractive young man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jathan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,500
- 1,500 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 89 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,241 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −46%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,241 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 46.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 89 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,236 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jathan’s family of names
Jathan has a related form in Jaythan. Jathan has a related form in Jaethan. Jathan has a related form in Jaethen.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Jaythanvariant
- Jaythenvariant
- Jaithenvariant
- Jathenvariant
- Jaethanvariant
- Jaithanvariant
- Jathvariant
- Jathevariant
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