Names / Boy names
Jonas
Current rank
#599
and easing
All-time peak
#274
in 2008
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
28,500
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #274 in 2008 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Jonas enters U.S. records in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a boys' name. It crested in 2008 at #274. Today it sits at #599 and is easing off its highs. Over 28,500 have carried it since records began.
