Jonas
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning he provided; a form of Jonah.
How Jonas has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #426 |
| 2016 | #388 |
| 2017 | #446 |
| 2018 | #433 |
| 2019 | #453 |
| 2020 | #486 |
| 2021 | #522 |
| 2022 | #558 |
| 2023 | #532 |
| 2024 | #556 |
| 2025 | #599 |
Jonas by the numbers
In 2025, 49 babies in England and Wales were named Jonas. In the US, 687 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 1,253 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Jonah
Like Jonas, each of these traces back to Jonah: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Jonigod is gracious; a form of Joan or Jonah111 in England and Wales (2025)
- Joahgod is gracious; a form of Jonah11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Yonasdove; a form of Jonah3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Younusdove; Arabic form of Jonah17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Younasdove; form of Yunus or Jonah7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jonoahdove; variant spelling of Jonah5 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jonas. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Jonahdove2,523 in the US (2017)
- JonesGod is gracious; traditionally a surname from John151 in the US (2017)
- Jonadove; a form of Jonah25 in the US (2017)
- JonanGod is gracious; a form of Jonah or Jonathan12 in the US (2017)
- JoasGod supports; form of Joash10 in the US (2017)
- Johangod is gracious; a form of John576 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Jonas
Names that are said the same way as Jonas, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Johannesgod is gracious; form of John52 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Jonas
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