Joathan is a male name of Hebrew origin. It is a variation of the more commonly known name Jonathan. Joathan is pronounced as JOH-uh-thuhn in American English (/ˈdʒoʊ.ə.θən/) and as JOW-uh-thuhn in British English (/ˈdʒaʊ.ə.θən/). The name Jonathan has biblical associations, as it was the name of a loyal friend of David in the Old Testament. In terms of popularity, Joathan has been less common in recent years in the United States, with only 5 occurrences in 1999 and 9 occurrences in 1990. However, it is important to note that these statistics may not fully reflect the true usage of this name, as it might also be spelled as Jonathan or have alternative spellings.