Meaning of the nameJonathan
- Male
- Hebrew origin
- Jo-na-than
- Biblical name
Jonathan is a spelling of the name Jonatan, which means “'Yahweh gave' (God gave), from Hebrew”.
Meaning
“'Yahweh gave' (God gave), from Hebrew”
Meaning of the name Jonatan, of which Jonathan is a spelling.
- People (2022)
- 81,734
- Rank in Brazil
- #376
- Median age
- 26 years
- 2010 Census
- 57,673
- people
Jonathan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jonathan, 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 (38,127 people).
417 women 81,317 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 Jonathan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jonathan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.070%
- Santa Catarina 0.067%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.051%
- Alagoas 0.051%
- São Paulo 0.050%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 22,386 | 0.050% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 11,231 | 0.070% |
| Minas Gerais | 8,429 | 0.041% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 5,560 | 0.051% |
| Paraná | 5,432 | 0.048% |
| Santa Catarina | 5,107 | 0.067% |
| Pernambuco | 3,049 | 0.034% |
| Bahia | 2,681 | 0.019% |
| Ceará | 2,122 | 0.024% |
| Goiás | 1,827 | 0.026% |
| Alagoas | 1,599 | 0.051% |
| Paraíba | 1,472 | 0.037% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,393 | 0.038% |
| Pará | 1,291 | 0.016% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,240 | 0.044% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,164 | 0.035% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,151 | 0.030% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,092 | 0.040% |
| Amazonas | 974 | 0.025% |
| Maranhão | 671 | 0.010% |
| Sergipe | 628 | 0.028% |
| Rondônia | 294 | 0.019% |
| Piauí | 269 | 0.008% |
| Roraima | 231 | 0.036% |
| Tocantins | 168 | 0.011% |
| Amapá | 166 | 0.023% |
| Acre | 107 | 0.013% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Jonathan
It keeps the TH of the English spelling, is the most common form in the group, and Wiktionary records it as an unadapted borrowing from English.
About the name Jonatan
Jonatan and Jonathan come from Hebrew Yehonatan, contracted to Yonatan, 'Yahweh gave', formed by yeho, a reference to the Hebrew God, and natan, 'to give', according to Behind the Name; in the Old Testament, it is the name of Saul's eldest son. Wiktionary translates the Hebrew as 'God gave' and records Jonathan in Portuguese as a borrowing from English. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 48,324 people named Jonatan, with a median age of 25. Jhonatan, Jhonathan and Johnatan are among the written variants that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists for Jonatan.
Other spellings of Jonatan
Sources
- Behind the Name: Jonathan · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Jonathan · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jonatan · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Jonathan
What does the name Jonathan mean?
Jonathan means “'Yahweh gave' (God gave), from Hebrew”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary. This is the meaning of the name Jonatan, of which Jonathan is a spelling.
How many people are named Jonathan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 81,734 people with the first name Jonathan, which ranks it number 376 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jonathan a boy's or a girl's name?
Jonathan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 417 women and 81,317 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Jonathan?
Jonathan is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Jonathan most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.070% of the state's population is named Jonathan (11,231 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Jonathan?
Jhonatan, Jonatan, Jhonathan and Johnatan. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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