Meaning of the nameJonatha
- Male
- Jo-na-tha
Jonatha is a spelling of the name Jonata.
Meaning
The meaning of Jonatha is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 10,993
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,599
- Median age
- 24 years
- 2010 Census
- 9,770
- people
Jonatha in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jonatha, 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 (4,419 people).
76 women 10,917 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 Jonatha is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jonatha in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.016%
- Paraíba 0.015%
- Sergipe 0.011%
- Pernambuco 0.011%
- Amazonas 0.009%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,055 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,163 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 953 | 0.011% |
| Minas Gerais | 947 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 623 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 587 | 0.015% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 503 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 487 | 0.016% |
| Ceará | 427 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 423 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 391 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 371 | 0.009% |
| Goiás | 320 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 287 | 0.009% |
| Paraná | 258 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 239 | 0.011% |
| Maranhão | 180 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 174 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 170 | 0.006% |
| Espírito Santo | 139 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 72 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 58 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 48 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 42 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 28 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 24 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 24 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Jonatha
It writes TH, as in English Jonathan, but without the final N; it is the third most recorded spelling.
About the name Jonata
The origin of the spelling Jonata is uncertain. The form resembles Jônatas, which Wiktionary and Behind the Name give as the Portuguese form of the biblical Jonathan, a Hebrew name meaning 'Yahweh has given'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil has an entry for Jonata, separate from the one for Jonatas, and gathers there spellings such as Jhonata, Jonatha, Johnata and Jhonatha. It is a name of people born mostly from the 1980s onward. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 29,267 people named Jhonata and 25,645 named Jonata.
Other spellings of Jonata
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jonata · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jonatas · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Jonathan · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Jônatas · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Jonatha
What does the name Jonatha mean?
The meaning of Jonatha is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Jonatha in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,993 people with the first name Jonatha, which ranks it number 1,599 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jonatha a boy's or a girl's name?
Jonatha is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 76 women and 10,917 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jonatha most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.016% of the state's population is named Jonatha (487 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Jonatha?
Jhonata, Jonata, Jhonatha and Johnata. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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