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) 82,424 866,991
Peak Year 2008 1988
Peak Year Births 2,981 24,348
Peak Decade 2010ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jonah Jonathan
1880ss 79 192
1890ss 65 129
1900ss 71 139
1910ss 222 660
1920ss 329 1,078
1930ss 252 1,663
1940ss 249 8,297
1950ss 298 25,817
1960ss 304 47,388
1970ss 1,767 107,935
1980ss 2,891 229,959
1990ss 10,073 197,500
2000ss 23,696 144,842
2010ss 28,051 79,860
2020ss 14,077 21,532

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jonah Jonathan
2014 2,920 8,120
2015 2,913 7,656
2016 2,778 6,980
2017 2,523 6,527
2018 2,725 5,774
2019 2,693 5,466
2020 2,819 4,755
2021 2,735 4,458
2022 2,749 4,213
2023 2,895 4,088
2024 2,879 4,018

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, 1880–2024.

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