Jonas
How to say it: JOH-nus · /ˈdʒoʊnəs/
Greek/Latin form of Jonah; from Hebrew Yonah meaning 'dove'.
Jonas was the 574th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 476 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 34% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #668 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #574 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 476 |
| Share of births | 1 in 6,965 |
| Peak decade | 2000s |
| Change over 10 years | −34% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #668 |
| In France, 2025 | #253 among boys’ names, 220 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Climbing through the 2000s, Jonas reached its high point then. It remains near that high now, though a gentle slide looks likely ahead.
What goes with it
Said in two parts, Jonas sounds gentle and breathy with a biblical air. Elias shares its style.
Nicknames
- Jon
- Joe
Honouring a Jonas in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Jonas is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish.
In France: #253 for boys in 2025.
Ireland: #485.
Famous people named Jonas
- Jonas Salk (1914–1995)Jewish-American inventor of polio vaccine
- Jonas Gahr Støre (born 1960)Prime Minister of Norway since 2021
- Jonas Hector (born 1990)German association football player
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