Jonas vs Jonathan

Side-by-side comparison of Jonas and Jonathan — 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

Jonathan

Boy name · Rank #83

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Metric Jonas Jonathan
Current Rank #556 #83
Total Births (all years) 28,064 866,991
Peak Year 2008 1988
Peak Year Births 1,256 24,348
Peak Decade 2000ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jonas Jonathan
1880ss 258 192
1890ss 196 129
1900ss 238 139
1910ss 634 660
1920ss 744 1,078
1930ss 563 1,663
1940ss 569 8,297
1950ss 621 25,817
1960ss 761 47,388
1970ss 1,868 107,935
1980ss 2,374 229,959
1990ss 2,716 197,500
2000ss 7,265 144,842
2010ss 6,463 79,860
2020ss 2,794 21,532

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jonas Jonathan
2014 566 8,120
2015 724 7,656
2016 820 6,980
2017 695 6,527
2018 704 5,774
2019 662 5,466
2020 609 4,755
2021 561 4,458
2022 538 4,213
2023 555 4,088
2024 531 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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