Jonas vs Jonah

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

Name A

Jonas

Boy name · Rank #556

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Name B

Jonah

Boy name · Rank #126

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Metric Jonas Jonah
Current Rank #556 #126
Total Births (all years) 28,560 85,283
Peak Year 2008 2008
Peak Year Births 1,256 2,981
Peak Decade 2000s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jonas Jonah
1880s 258 79
1890s 196 65
1900s 238 71
1910s 634 222
1920s 744 329
1930s 563 252
1940s 569 249
1950s 621 298
1960s 760 304
1970s 1,868 1,767
1980s 2,373 2,889
1990s 2,717 10,073
2000s 7,275 23,697
2010s 6,467 28,053
2020s 3,277 16,935

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jonas Jonah
2014 566 2,920
2015 724 2,913
2016 821 2,778
2017 695 2,524
2018 704 2,725
2019 662 2,693
2020 609 2,821
2021 562 2,739
2022 540 2,754
2023 556 2,900
2024 534 2,893
2025 476 2,828

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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