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Meaning of the nameJônatas

Jônatas is a male name of Hebrew origin, the Portuguese form of Jonathan, which Behind the Name translates as 'Yahweh gave'.

Meaning

“Yahweh gave”

Source: Behind the Name: Jonathan

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People (2022)
57,284
Rank in Brazil
#516
Median age
25 years
2010 Census
61,116
people

Jônatas in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Jônatas, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (18,930 people).

333 women 56,951 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Jônatas is most common

States with the highest share of people named Jônatas in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Bahia 0.058%
  2. Pernambuco 0.047%
  3. Sergipe 0.037%
  4. Amazonas 0.033%
  5. Alagoas 0.033%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo12,9180.029%
Bahia8,1980.058%
Pernambuco4,2650.047%
Rio de Janeiro4,1900.026%
Minas Gerais3,8940.019%
Rio Grande do Sul3,1890.029%
Pará2,2020.027%
Paraná2,0460.018%
Santa Catarina1,7170.023%
Ceará1,6310.019%
Goiás1,4740.021%
Maranhão1,3640.020%
Amazonas1,2880.033%
Paraíba1,1900.030%
Rio Grande do Norte1,0680.032%
Alagoas1,0170.033%
Piauí9890.030%
Sergipe8150.037%
Espírito Santo7880.021%
Distrito Federal7540.027%
Mato Grosso6100.017%
Rondônia4460.028%
Mato Grosso do Sul3720.014%
Tocantins3630.024%
Acre1920.023%
Roraima1540.024%
Amapá1500.020%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Jônatas

Wiktionary records Jônatas as the Brazilian spelling of the name equivalent to English Jonathan, who in the Bible is the son of King Saul; Jónatas is the form used in Portugal. Behind the Name gives Jônatas as the Brazilian form of Jonathan and translates the Hebrew Yehonatan, contracted to Yonatan, as 'Yahweh gave', from yeho, a reference to God, and natan, 'to give'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Jonathas and Jhonatas among the spelling variants of Jonatas. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 57,284 people named Jônatas, with a peak among those born in the 1990s. Proportionally, the name is most common in Bahia.

It takes a circumflex on the first O; it is the most recorded spelling in the group.

Other spellings of Jônatas

SpellingPeople (2022)
Jônatas57,284
Jonathas13,254
Jhonatas11,016

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Jônatas · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Jonathan · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jonatas · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
  4. Wiktionary: Jonathas (Latin) · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Jônatas

What does the name Jônatas mean?

Jônatas means “Yahweh gave”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Jônatas in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 57,284 people with the first name Jônatas, which ranks it number 516 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Jônatas a boy's or a girl's name?

Jônatas is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 333 women and 56,951 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Jônatas?

Jônatas is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Jônatas most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.058% of the state's population is named Jônatas (8,198 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Jônatas?

Jonathas and Jhonatas. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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