Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: biblicalIn Israel: steady
YehonatanIn Hebrew: יהונתן · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: יְהוֹנָתָןRomanization: yehonatán
Yehonatan (Hebrew: יהונתן) is a boy's name of biblical origin. 31,387 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 863 boys and ranked #20. Its peak year was 2010, with 1,258 babies.
- People in Israel
- 31,387
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 863
- rank #20
- Peak year
- 2010
- 1,258 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Yehonatan
In Hebrew letters the name is יהונתן, read right to left. Yehonatan is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "yehonatán" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male given name, Jonathan
- Jonathan (any of several biblical figures).
- Jonathan (any of several biblical figures).
From יהו־ + נתן.
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Yehonatan by year in Israel
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Yehonatan
How do you write Yehonatan in Hebrew?
Yehonatan is written יהונתן in Hebrew (with vowel points: יְהוֹנָתָן). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "yehonatán".
How many people in Israel are named Yehonatan?
31,387 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name יהונתן: 0 women and 31,387 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Yehonatan a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named יהונתן are men.
What does the name Yehonatan mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name, Jonathan" Etymology: From יהו־ + נתן.
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.