# Jonas (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/jonas/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Meaning | “dove” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 28,588 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 28,560 / 28 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,664, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Latin Iōnās, from Koine Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹנָה (yônâh, “dove”). Doublet of Jonah.

## What it means

Jonas is grouped under bird.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 7,624 |
| 1981 | 8 | 7,699 |
| 1982 | 8 | 7,768 |
| 2004 | 5 | 17,321 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 538 | 489 |
| 2012 | 589 | 464 |
| 2013 | 573 | 481 |
| 2014 | 566 | 498 |
| 2015 | 724 | 426 |
| 2016 | 821 | 388 |
| 2017 | 695 | 446 |
| 2018 | 704 | 433 |
| 2019 | 662 | 453 |
| 2020 | 609 | 486 |
| 2021 | 562 | 523 |
| 2022 | 540 | 553 |
| 2023 | 556 | 532 |
| 2024 | 534 | 556 |
| 2025 | 476 | 599 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 62 | 565 |
| 2012 | 78 | 490 |
| 2013 | 84 | 461 |
| 2014 | 82 | 483 |
| 2015 | 78 | 497 |
| 2016 | 91 | 448 |
| 2017 | 87 | 469 |
| 2018 | 100 | 422 |
| 2019 | 83 | 481 |
| 2020 | 71 | 529 |
| 2021 | 65 | 584 |
| 2022 | 58 | 620 |
| 2023 | 64 | 579 |
| 2024 | 52 | 691 |
| 2025 | 49 | 716 |

## People named Jonas

- Jonas Malheiro Savimbi, Angolan political and military leader (1934-2002)
- Jonás Gutiérrez, Argentine footballer
- Jonas Hector, German association football player
- Jonas Vingegaard, Danish cyclist (born 1996)
- Jonas Hofmann, German association football player (born 1992)
- Jonas Wind, Danish association football player
- Jonas, Brazilian footballer
- Jonas Lössl, Danish association football player
- Jonas Knudsen, Danish association football player (born 1992)
- Jonas Eduardo Américo, Brazilian footballer (born 1949)
- Jonas Urbig, German footballer (born 2003)
- Jonas Bloquet, Belgian actor and director

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.