Jonah Boy
How popular is Jonah?
#128 boy name in 2025
2,828 baby boys were named Jonah in the US in 2025, making it the 128th most popular boy name. Another 39 girls got the name (#3,779 for girls).
Jonah popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #128 for boys (▼ 2 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,828 boys, 39 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-3% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #143 in 2015, #128 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2008 (2,981 boys) |
| Highest rank | #124 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jonah counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jonah family of names ranked #133 for boys in 2025 (#131 the year before), with 2,841 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jonah | 2,828 | 100% |
| Jona | 13 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Jonah is most popular
Babies named Jonah per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Maine: 3.3 per 1,000 (65 boys)
- District of Columbia: 3.3 per 1,000 (48 boys)
- West Virginia: 3.0 per 1,000 (97 boys)
- Hawaii: 2.9 per 1,000 (45 boys)
- Vermont: 2.7 per 1,000 (17 boys)
Jonah by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 79 | #462 |
| 1890s | 65 | #667 |
| 1900s | 71 | #632 |
| 1910s | 222 | #758 |
| 1920s | 329 | #1,004 |
| 1930s | 252 | #1,092 |
| 1940s | 249 | #1,203 |
| 1950s | 298 | #1,137 |
| 1960s | 304 | #1,186 |
| 1970s | 1,767 | #403 |
| 1980s | 2,889 | #412 |
| 1990s | 10,073 | #196 |
| 2000s | 23,697 | #136 |
| 2010s | 28,053 | #128 |
| 2020s | 16,935 | #124 |
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Questions
- Is Jonah a boy or girl name?
- Jonah is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Jonah were boys.
- How popular is the name Jonah?
- 2,828 baby boys were named Jonah in the US in 2025, making it the 128th most popular boy name. Another 39 girls got the name (#3,779 for girls).
- When was Jonah most popular?
- Jonah peaked in 2008, when 2,981 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #124 in 2023.
- How many people are named Jonah?
- 86,075 babies have been named Jonah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 83,630 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
- Where is Jonah most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jonah was most common in Maine, at 3.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.