How Many People Are Named Jonas?
people named Jonas are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 13,776 people in the US has this name
Based on 28,588 babies named Jonas in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,256 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Icelandic form of JONAH.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Jonas (99.9%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Jonas alive today is about 23 years old, and 74% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 30 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Jonas first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2008, to 1,256 babies. In 2025, 476 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Jonas has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #274, in 2008. In 2025 it ranked #599.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #599 |
| Best rank | #274 (2008) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #389 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Jonas alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jonas were born in California than in any other state: about 2,504 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Jonas was given 2 times as often in Pennsylvania, 1.8 times in Utah and 1.5 times in Indiana.
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