Given name
Yonatan
“God has given”·“a gift of God”
Yonatan is a form of Jonathan. Interpretations include “God has given” and “a gift of God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Yonatan is a form of Jonathan. Interpretations include “God has given” and “a gift of God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
Yonatan is used as a form of Jonathan.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yonatan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,551
- 2,551 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 100 babies
- 2025
- 45
- #2,832 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 45 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,832 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 10.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 100 in 2005. In 2025, California and New York shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,519 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.
Yonatan’s family of names
Yonatan is a form of Jonathan. Yonatan has a related form in Yoni. Yonatan has a related form in Yonathan.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Yonivariant
- Yonathanvariant
- Yonyvariant
- Yonatonvariant
- Yonnatanlikely variant
- Yonattanlikely variant
- Yoneevariant
- Yoneyvariant
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Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Yonatan
- Yonatan NetanyahuMilitary officer and national hero of the State of Israel (1946–1976)
- Jenny d'HéricourtFrench writer and feminist activist (1809-1875)
- Yonatan SteinbergIsraeli Defense Force lieutenant-colonel (1980–2023)
- Yonatan CohenIsraeli association footballerborn 1996
- Yonatan RatoshHebrew poet (1908-1981)
- Yonatan Hailecyclistborn 1994
- Yonatan RazelIsraeli musicianborn 1973
- Yonatan NirIsraeli director and documentary filmmakerborn 1977
- Yonatan IrrazábalUruguayan association football playerborn 1988
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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