Jonah is a familiar variant of John that peaked in 2008 and remains in steady use.
Jonah is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #128 among boys (2,828) and #3,803 among girls (39) — overall #222 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,867 | 2,867 | #3,803 | #128 |
| 2024 | 2,918 | 2,918 | #5,216 | #126 |
| 2023 | 2,933 | 2,933 | #4,318 | #124 |
| 2022 | 2,772 | 2,772 | #6,564 | #135 |
| 2021 | 2,767 | 2,767 | #4,771 | #138 |
| 2020 | 2,843 | 2,843 | #5,555 | #128 |
| 2019 | 2,714 | 2,714 | #5,880 | #139 |
| 2018 | 2,761 | 2,761 | #4,031 | #145 |
| 2017 | 2,547 | 2,547 | #5,583 | #154 |
| 2016 | 2,804 | 2,804 | #5,207 | #150 |
| 2015 | 2,937 | 2,937 | #5,561 | #143 |
| 2014 | 2,946 | 2,946 | #5,220 | #138 |
| 2013 | 2,921 | 2,921 | #6,865 | #132 |
| 2012 | 2,972 | 2,978 | #7,281 | #128 |
| 2011 | 2,890 | 2,890 | #5,827 | #144 |
| 2010 | 2,798 | 2,798 | #5,869 | #143 |
| 2009 | 2,735 | 2,735 | #7,503 | #147 |
| 2008 | 2,998 | 3,004 | #7,559 | #136 |
| 2007 | 2,536 | 2,536 | #5,446 | #165 |
| 2006 | 2,432 | 2,432 | #6,234 | #170 |
| 2005 | 2,239 | 2,239 | #6,978 | #184 |
| 2004 | 2,315 | 2,315 | #6,345 | #177 |
| 2003 | 2,446 | 2,446 | #7,378 | #164 |
| 2002 | 2,333 | 2,333 | #5,765 | #167 |
| 2001 | 1,997 | 1,997 | #7,117 | #187 |
| 2000 | 1,851 | 1,859 | #6,072 | #192 |
| 1999 | 1,728 | 1,728 | #5,767 | #197 |
| 1998 | 1,482 | 1,482 | #5,920 | #219 |
| 1997 | 1,641 | — | #5,111 | #196 |
| 1996 | 1,583 | — | #6,524 | #197 |
| 1995 | 1,383 | — | #7,259 | #215 |
| 1994 | 1,190 | — | #7,836 | #245 |
| 1993 | 459 | — | #8,327 | #469 |
| 1992 | 235 | — | #7,746 | #694 |
| 1991 | 252 | — | #12,165 | #649 |
| 1990 | 246 | — | #10,702 | #654 |
| 1989 | 266 | — | #11,452 | #613 |
| 1988 | 243 | — | — | #603 |
| 1987 | 290 | — | — | #529 |
| 1986 | 241 | — | #10,064 | #580 |
| 1985 | 276 | — | #7,213 | #531 |
| 1984 | 276 | — | #8,550 | #521 |
| 1983 | 260 | — | — | #518 |
| 1982 | 296 | — | #7,126 | #501 |
| 1981 | 391 | — | #8,489 | #425 |
| 1980 | 402 | — | #7,700 | #412 |
| 1979 | 400 | — | #6,395 | #403 |
| 1978 | 168 | — | — | #647 |
| 1977 | 233 | — | #7,880 | #557 |
| 1976 | 190 | — | #9,904 | #597 |
| 1975 | 131 | — | — | #723 |
| 1974 | 151 | — | — | #656 |
| 1973 | 130 | — | — | #705 |
| 1972 | 154 | — | — | #640 |
| 1971 | 162 | — | — | #647 |
| 1970 | 70 | — | — | #963 |
| 1969 | 44 | — | — | #1,192 |
| 1968 | 39 | — | — | #1,226 |
| 1967 | 30 | — | — | #1,397 |
| 1966 | 20 | — | — | #1,739 |
| 1965 | 33 | — | — | #1,346 |
| 1964 | 36 | — | #7,217 | #1,419 |
| 1963 | 25 | — | — | #1,610 |
| 1962 | 33 | — | — | #1,379 |
| 1961 | 21 | — | — | #1,799 |
| 1960 | 28 | — | — | #1,541 |
| 1959 | 22 | — | — | #1,743 |
| 1958 | 25 | — | — | #1,570 |
| 1957 | 28 | — | — | #1,500 |
| 1956 | 32 | — | — | #1,369 |
| 1955 | 43 | — | — | #1,144 |
| 1954 | 20 | — | — | #1,731 |
| 1953 | 32 | — | — | #1,346 |
| 1952 | 38 | — | — | #1,204 |
| 1951 | 36 | — | — | #1,231 |
| 1950 | 22 | — | — | #1,589 |
| 1949 | 17 | — | — | #1,853 |
| 1948 | 26 | — | — | #1,444 |
| 1947 | 19 | — | — | #1,757 |
| 1946 | 26 | — | — | #1,395 |
| 1945 | 30 | — | — | #1,213 |
| 1944 | 20 | — | — | #1,554 |
| 1943 | 31 | — | — | #1,250 |
| 1942 | 25 | — | — | #1,399 |
| 1941 | 26 | — | — | #1,318 |
| 1940 | 29 | — | — | #1,266 |
| 1939 | 31 | — | — | #1,180 |
| 1938 | 18 | — | — | #1,652 |
| 1937 | 24 | — | — | #1,390 |
| 1936 | 33 | — | — | #1,153 |
| 1935 | 27 | — | — | #1,311 |
| 1934 | 36 | — | — | #1,109 |
| 1933 | 24 | — | — | #1,384 |
| 1932 | 23 | — | — | #1,491 |
| 1931 | 17 | — | — | #1,806 |
| 1930 | 19 | — | — | #1,729 |
| 1929 | 27 | — | — | #1,399 |
| 1928 | 30 | — | — | #1,341 |
| 1927 | 29 | — | — | #1,392 |
| 1926 | 21 | — | — | #1,685 |
| 1925 | 33 | — | — | #1,270 |
| 1924 | 33 | — | — | #1,279 |
| 1923 | 32 | — | — | #1,289 |
| 1922 | 44 | — | — | #1,066 |
| 1921 | 33 | — | — | #1,284 |
| 1920 | 47 | — | — | #1,012 |
| 1919 | 25 | — | — | #1,467 |
| 1918 | 31 | — | — | #1,272 |
| 1917 | 25 | — | — | #1,417 |
| 1916 | 32 | — | — | #1,167 |
| 1915 | 33 | — | — | #1,136 |
| 1914 | 19 | — | — | #1,420 |
| 1913 | 18 | — | — | #1,228 |
| 1912 | 15 | — | — | #1,246 |
| 1911 | 18 | — | — | #777 |
| 1910 | 6 | — | — | #1,509 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | — | #1,582 |
| 1908 | 17 | — | — | #645 |
| 1907 | 10 | — | — | #905 |
| 1906 | 5 | — | — | #1,334 |
| 1905 | 7 | — | — | #1,034 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | — | #1,302 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | — | #1,213 |
| 1902 | 6 | — | — | #1,082 |
| 1900 | 11 | — | — | #817 |
| 1899 | 7 | — | — | #904 |
| 1898 | 8 | — | — | #848 |
| 1897 | 6 | — | — | #1,011 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | — | #1,180 |
| 1895 | 7 | — | — | #935 |
| 1893 | 7 | — | — | #872 |
| 1892 | 8 | — | — | #832 |
| 1891 | 8 | — | — | #735 |
| 1890 | 9 | — | — | #705 |
| 1889 | 7 | — | — | #846 |
| 1888 | 6 | — | — | #984 |
| 1887 | 11 | — | — | #567 |
| 1885 | 16 | — | — | #469 |
| 1884 | 11 | — | — | #588 |
| 1883 | 10 | — | — | #618 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | — | #1,017 |
| 1881 | 5 | — | — | #944 |
| 1880 | 8 | — | — | #714 |