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.
Which name is more popular?
| Metric | Jonas | Jonathan |
| Current Rank | #556 | #83 |
| Total Births (all years) | 28,560 | 870,866 |
| Peak Year | 2008 | 1988 |
| Peak Year Births | 1,256 | 24,349 |
| Peak Decade | 2000s | 1980s |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| First Recorded Year | 1880 | 1880 |
Births by Decade
| Decade | Jonas | Jonathan |
| 1880s | 258 | 192 |
| 1890s | 196 | 129 |
| 1900s | 238 | 139 |
| 1910s | 634 | 660 |
| 1920s | 744 | 1,078 |
| 1930s | 563 | 1,663 |
| 1940s | 569 | 8,296 |
| 1950s | 621 | 25,816 |
| 1960s | 760 | 47,389 |
| 1970s | 1,868 | 107,926 |
| 1980s | 2,373 | 229,953 |
| 1990s | 2,717 | 197,503 |
| 2000s | 7,275 | 144,848 |
| 2010s | 6,467 | 79,888 |
| 2020s | 3,277 | 25,386 |
Recent Annual Births (2014–present)
| Year | Jonas | Jonathan |
| 2014 | 566 | 8,120 |
| 2015 | 724 | 7,660 |
| 2016 | 821 | 6,982 |
| 2017 | 695 | 6,534 |
| 2018 | 704 | 5,779 |
| 2019 | 662 | 5,470 |
| 2020 | 609 | 4,757 |
| 2021 | 562 | 4,465 |
| 2022 | 540 | 4,220 |
| 2023 | 556 | 4,094 |
| 2024 | 534 | 4,028 |
| 2025 | 476 | 3,822 |