Jonas
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JOH-nas
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #731 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #599 for boys
Jonas is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “dove”. In 2025 it ranked 731st for boys in the UK (53 babies) and 599th for boys in the US (476 babies).
What does Jonas mean?
Hebrew: Greek and Latin form of Jonah
“dove”
Jonas Salk developed the first successful polio vaccine in the 1950s.
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Is Jonas a girl's or a boy's name?
Jonas is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 53 boys in the UK and 476 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jonas in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #731among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 53about 1 in 5,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 53 boys in the UK were named Jonas, making it the 731st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 515th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 115 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Jonas than any year since 2006.
Half of all the boys named Jonas in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 716th in England and Wales and 344th in Northern Ireland.
Jonas in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | #731 |
| 2024 | 55 | #711 |
| 2023 | 72 | #583 |
| 2022 | 62 | #648 |
| 2021 | 73 | #590 |
| 2020 | 82 | #515 |
| 2019 | 88 | #503 |
| 2018 | 115 | #416 |
| 2017 | 97 | #474 |
| 2016 | 102 | #455 |
| 2015 | 85 | #515 |
| 2014 | 91 | #493 |
| 2013 | 88 | #490 |
| 2012 | 85 | #498 |
| 2011 | 72 | #548 |
| 2010 | 75 | #521 |
| 2009 | 80 | #498 |
| 2008 | 71 | #539 |
| 2007 | 69 | #525 |
| 2006 | 42 | #712 |
| 2005 | 30 | #853 |
| 2004 | 42 | #644 |
| 2003 | 31 | #754 |
| 2002 | 24 | #846 |
| 2001 | 25 | #768 |
| 2000 | 30 | #665 |
| 1999 | 24 | #755 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,180 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,241 |
| 1996 | 21 | #768 |
How popular is Jonas in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #599among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 476about 1 in 3,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 476 boys in the US were named Jonas, making it the 599th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 486th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 1,256 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Jonas than any year since 2001.
Half of all the boys named Jonas in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jonas in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 476 | #599 |
| 2024 | 534 | #556 |
| 2023 | 556 | #532 |
| 2022 | 540 | #552 |
| 2021 | 562 | #523 |
| 2020 | 609 | #486 |
| 2019 | 662 | #453 |
| 2018 | 704 | #433 |
| 2017 | 695 | #446 |
| 2016 | 821 | #388 |
| 2015 | 724 | #426 |
| 2014 | 566 | #498 |
| 2013 | 573 | #481 |
| 2012 | 589 | #462 |
| 2011 | 538 | #488 |
| 2010 | 595 | #449 |
| 2009 | 812 | #374 |
| 2008 | 1,256 | #273 |
| 2007 | 979 | #325 |
| 2006 | 861 | #353 |
| 2005 | 756 | #383 |
| 2004 | 577 | #449 |
| 2003 | 554 | #455 |
| 2002 | 584 | #421 |
| 2001 | 452 | #506 |
| 2000 | 444 | #511 |
| 1999 | 440 | #496 |
| 1998 | 418 | #510 |
| 1997 | 360 | #547 |
| 1996 | 333 | #556 |
| 1995 | 257 | #650 |
| 1994 | 234 | #678 |
| 1993 | 182 | #781 |
| 1992 | 152 | #856 |
| 1991 | 163 | #805 |
| 1990 | 178 | #757 |
| 1989 | 164 | #771 |
| 1988 | 176 | #708 |
| 1987 | 203 | #642 |
| 1986 | 178 | #672 |
| 1985 | 196 | #627 |
| 1984 | 223 | #568 |
| 1983 | 277 | #505 |
| 1982 | 285 | #503 |
| 1981 | 330 | #457 |
| 1980 | 341 | #454 |
| 1979 | 212 | #587 |
| 1978 | 177 | #626 |
| 1977 | 185 | #617 |
| 1976 | 192 | #589 |
| 1975 | 169 | #620 |
| 1974 | 163 | #628 |
| 1973 | 182 | #587 |
| 1972 | 166 | #612 |
| 1971 | 229 | #530 |
| 1970 | 193 | #580 |
| 1969 | 138 | #673 |
| 1968 | 58 | #958 |
| 1967 | 67 | #875 |
| 1966 | 79 | #819 |
| 1965 | 87 | #796 |
| 1964 | 89 | #799 |
| 1963 | 67 | #910 |
| 1962 | 62 | #966 |
| 1961 | 43 | #1,205 |
| 1960 | 70 | #904 |
| 1959 | 62 | #974 |
| 1958 | 53 | #1,048 |
| 1957 | 59 | #988 |
| 1956 | 77 | #853 |
| 1955 | 58 | #987 |
| 1954 | 59 | #962 |
| 1953 | 65 | #888 |
| 1952 | 58 | #931 |
| 1951 | 66 | #856 |
| 1950 | 64 | #849 |
| 1949 | 60 | #884 |
| 1948 | 70 | #812 |
| 1947 | 67 | #841 |
| 1946 | 54 | #897 |
| 1945 | 44 | #966 |
| 1944 | 62 | #797 |
| 1943 | 52 | #923 |
| 1942 | 53 | #910 |
| 1941 | 55 | #850 |
| 1940 | 52 | #872 |
| 1939 | 53 | #836 |
| 1938 | 48 | #912 |
| 1937 | 45 | #932 |
| 1936 | 52 | #844 |
| 1935 | 51 | #881 |
| 1934 | 66 | #751 |
| 1933 | 50 | #875 |
| 1932 | 64 | #793 |
| 1931 | 57 | #831 |
| 1930 | 77 | #710 |
| 1929 | 69 | #771 |
| 1928 | 70 | #775 |
| 1927 | 70 | #786 |
| 1926 | 97 | #639 |
| 1925 | 70 | #786 |
| 1924 | 70 | #809 |
| 1923 | 63 | #853 |
| 1922 | 78 | #748 |
| 1921 | 73 | #790 |
| 1920 | 84 | #705 |
| 1919 | 91 | #638 |
| 1918 | 95 | #628 |
| 1917 | 73 | #713 |
| 1916 | 84 | #636 |
| 1915 | 81 | #643 |
| 1914 | 60 | #653 |
| 1913 | 51 | #615 |
| 1912 | 50 | #568 |
| 1911 | 31 | #533 |
| 1910 | 18 | #707 |
| 1909 | 19 | #615 |
| 1908 | 30 | #438 |
| 1907 | 29 | #429 |
| 1906 | 18 | #547 |
| 1905 | 19 | #525 |
| 1904 | 22 | #452 |
| 1903 | 26 | #381 |
| 1902 | 27 | #380 |
| 1901 | 17 | #466 |
| 1900 | 31 | #402 |
| 1899 | 9 | #714 |
| 1898 | 18 | #485 |
| 1897 | 19 | #438 |
| 1896 | 21 | #424 |
| 1895 | 26 | #368 |
| 1894 | 13 | #567 |
| 1893 | 26 | #349 |
| 1892 | 24 | #384 |
| 1891 | 18 | #411 |
| 1890 | 22 | #376 |
| 1889 | 25 | #351 |
| 1888 | 30 | #330 |
| 1887 | 24 | #333 |
| 1886 | 20 | #397 |
| 1885 | 23 | #364 |
| 1884 | 35 | #295 |
| 1883 | 22 | #359 |
| 1882 | 26 | #347 |
| 1881 | 25 | #324 |
| 1880 | 28 | #320 |
Names like Jonas
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jacob Isaac Noah Lucas Elias Eli Levi Jesse Caleb Elijah Ezra Tobias
Names related to Jonas
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jonas: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jonas, updated 20 October 2026.