Jonah vs Jon
Side-by-side comparison of Jonah and Jon — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular? Metric Jonah Jon Current Rank #126 #891 Total Births (all years) 82,424 167,895 Peak Year 2008 1964 Peak Year Births 2,981 4,912 Peak Decade 2010ss 1960ss Gender Boy Boy First Recorded Year 1880 1898
Births by Decade Decade Jonah Jon 1880ss 79 — 1890ss 65 5 1900ss 71 5 1910ss 222 191 1920ss 329 540 1930ss 252 6,363 1940ss 249 19,034 1950ss 298 28,949 1960ss 304 44,879 1970ss 1,767 28,693 1980ss 2,891 17,706 1990ss 10,073 10,364 2000ss 23,696 6,241 2010ss 28,051 3,579 2020ss 14,077 1,346
Recent Annual Births (2014–present) Year Jonah Jon 2014 2,920 376 2015 2,913 331 2016 2,778 357 2017 2,523 321 2018 2,725 313 2019 2,693 318 2020 2,819 286 2021 2,735 281 2022 2,749 260 2023 2,895 254 2024 2,879 265