Jonah vs Jonathan

Side-by-side comparison of Jonah and Jonathan - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Jonah

Boy name · Rank #126

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Name B

Jonathan

Boy name · Rank #83

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Metric Jonah Jonathan
Current Rank #126 #83
Total Births (all years) 85,283 870,866
Peak Year 2008 1988
Peak Year Births 2,981 24,349
Peak Decade 2010s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jonah Jonathan
1880s 79 192
1890s 65 129
1900s 71 139
1910s 222 660
1920s 329 1,078
1930s 252 1,663
1940s 249 8,296
1950s 298 25,816
1960s 304 47,389
1970s 1,767 107,926
1980s 2,889 229,953
1990s 10,073 197,503
2000s 23,697 144,848
2010s 28,053 79,888
2020s 16,935 25,386

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jonah Jonathan
2014 2,920 8,120
2015 2,913 7,660
2016 2,778 6,982
2017 2,524 6,534
2018 2,725 5,779
2019 2,693 5,470
2020 2,821 4,757
2021 2,739 4,465
2022 2,754 4,220
2023 2,900 4,094
2024 2,893 4,028
2025 2,828 3,822

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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