Jones vs Jonah

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

Name A

Jones

Boy name · Rank #854

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Name B

Jonah

Boy name · Rank #126

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Jones Jonah
Current Rank #854 #126
Total Births (all years) 5,357 85,283
Peak Year 2025 2008
Peak Year Births 306 2,981
Peak Decade 2020s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jones Jonah
1880s 84 79
1890s 83 65
1900s 96 71
1910s 389 222
1920s 497 329
1930s 332 252
1940s 265 249
1950s 224 298
1960s 146 304
1970s 96 1,767
1980s 119 2,889
1990s 112 10,073
2000s 288 23,697
2010s 1,080 28,053
2020s 1,546 16,935

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jones Jonah
2014 112 2,920
2015 107 2,913
2016 114 2,778
2017 142 2,524
2018 161 2,725
2019 172 2,693
2020 232 2,821
2021 251 2,739
2022 240 2,754
2023 233 2,900
2024 284 2,893
2025 306 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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