Jonah

Given to 86,075 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#3780
recorded as girls
#128
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
2,867
girls 39 · boys 2,828
Peak year
2023
2,900 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
86,075
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Jonah was most popular in 2023, when 2,900 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.7 per 1,000). In 2025, 2,828 babies were named Jonah, ranking #128 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2023 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Jonah was most popular in 2023, when 2,900 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.7 per 1,000). In 2025, 2,828 babies were named Jonah, ranking #128 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.511.521880192019602000Peak 2023

Jonah was most popular in 2023, when 2,900 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.7 per 1,000). In 2025, 2,828 babies were named Jonah, ranking #128 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 39 3780 2,828 128
2024 25 5148 2,893 126
2023 33 4276 2,900 124
2022 18 6464 2,754 135
2021 28 4719 2,739 138
2020 22 5487 2,821 128
2019 21 5798 2,693 139
2018 36 4001 2,725 145
2017 23 5517 2,524 154
2016 26 5130 2,778 150
2015 24 5458 2,913 143
2014 26 5163 2,920 138
2013 18 6729 2,903 132
2012 17 7144 2,955 128
2011 23 5728 2,867 144
2010 23 5771 2,775 143
2009 17 7341 2,718 147
2008 17 7408 2,981 136
2007 26 5377 2,510 165
2006 21 6125 2,411 170
2005 17 6820 2,222 184
2004 19 6216 2,296 177
2003 15 7207 2,431 164
2002 20 5673 2,313 167
2001 15 6956 1,982 187
2000 18 5937 1,833 192
1999 18 5661 1,710 197
1998 17 5799 1,465 219
1997 20 5010 1,621 196
1996 14 6392 1,569 197
1995 12 7041 1,371 215
1994 11 7604 1,179 245
1993 10 8052 449 469
1992 11 7512 224 692
1991 6 11509 246 649
1990 7 10193 239 652
1989 6 10847 260 613
1988 <5 — 243 603
1987 <5 — 290 528
1986 6 9545 235 580
1985 9 6955 267 531
1984 7 8153 269 520
1983 <5 — 260 518
1982 9 6888 287 501
1981 7 8128 384 424
1980 8 7418 394 412
1979 10 6189 390 403
1978 <5 — 168 647
1977 7 7567 226 556
1976 5 9284 185 596
1975 <5 — 131 723
1974 <5 — 151 655
1973 <5 — 130 704
1972 <5 — 154 639
1971 <5 — 162 645
1970 <5 — 70 959
1969 <5 — 44 1186
1968 <5 — 39 1217
1967 <5 — 30 1388
1966 <5 — 20 1723
1965 <5 — 33 1335
1964 5 6767 31 1408
1963 <5 — 25 1585
1962 <5 — 33 1367
1961 <5 — 21 1778
1960 <5 — 28 1523
1959 <5 — 22 1709
1958 <5 — 25 1557
1957 <5 — 28 1487
1956 <5 — 32 1362
1955 <5 — 43 1138
1954 <5 — 20 1706
1953 <5 — 32 1331
1952 <5 — 38 1195
1951 <5 — 36 1218
1950 <5 — 22 1572
1949 <5 — 17 1820
1948 <5 — 26 1430
1947 <5 — 19 1733
1946 <5 — 26 1382
1945 <5 — 30 1204
1944 <5 — 20 1525
1943 <5 — 31 1240
1942 <5 — 25 1381
1941 <5 — 26 1300
1940 <5 — 29 1251
1939 <5 — 31 1168
1938 <5 — 18 1613
1937 <5 — 24 1372
1936 <5 — 33 1142
1935 <5 — 27 1295
1934 <5 — 36 1092
1933 <5 — 24 1361
1932 <5 — 23 1465
1931 <5 — 17 1770
1930 <5 — 19 1693
1929 <5 — 27 1378
1928 <5 — 30 1323
1927 <5 — 29 1372
1926 <5 — 21 1661
1925 <5 — 33 1246
1924 <5 — 33 1263
1923 <5 — 32 1275
1922 <5 — 44 1058
1921 <5 — 33 1267
1920 <5 — 47 1004
1919 <5 — 25 1449
1918 <5 — 31 1256
1917 <5 — 25 1396
1916 <5 — 32 1157
1915 <5 — 33 1124
1914 <5 — 19 1388
1913 <5 — 18 1205
1912 <5 — 15 1223
1911 <5 — 18 759
1910 <5 — 6 1421
1909 <5 — 5 1440
1908 <5 — 17 632
1907 <5 — 10 866
1906 <5 — 5 1253
1905 <5 — 7 1002
1904 <5 — 5 1205
1903 <5 — 5 1130
1902 <5 — 6 1013
1901 <5 — <5 —
1900 <5 — 11 785
1899 <5 — 7 857
1898 <5 — 8 804
1897 <5 — 6 942
1896 <5 — 5 1101
1895 <5 — 7 872
1894 <5 — <5 —
1893 <5 — 7 836
1892 <5 — 8 792
1891 <5 — 8 700
1890 <5 — 9 667
1889 <5 — 7 789
1888 <5 — 6 917
1887 <5 — 11 544
1886 <5 — <5 —
1885 <5 — 16 462
1884 <5 — 11 570
1883 <5 — 10 597
1882 <5 — 5 943
1881 <5 — 5 866
1880 <5 — 8 682

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Other spellings

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Where Jonah is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years