In 2024, 531 boys in the United States were named Jonas, making it the 556th most popular boy's name that year.
Its position has held steady, at 498th a decade earlier.
Its busiest year on record was 2008, with 1,256 births.
Records for Jonas go back to 1880, and 28,092 babies have been given the name since.
A Greek form of Jonah meaning "dove". Its biblical significance and friendly sound have an accessible, warm quality.
Jonas is of Greek origin, described as biblical in style.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 531 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Each of these is a name in its own right in the 2024 US data, given to at least 100 babies that year.
Names of the same origin for a sister, most common first.
A Greek form of Jonah meaning "dove". Its biblical significance and friendly sound have an accessible, warm quality.
Jonas is of Greek origin, and is usually described as biblical in style.
In 2024, 531 boys in the United States were named Jonas, making it the 556th most popular boy's name that year.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 531 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Jon, Joni are shorter names in current US use that share the opening of Jonas.