Jonas is an established boys' name that peaked in 2008 and has grown less common since.
Jonas is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #599 for boy births in the United States (and #1,213 across all names), given to 476 babies. Jonas first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2008 (1,256 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 476 | 476 | — | #599 |
| 2024 | 534 | 539 | — | #556 |
| 2023 | 556 | 556 | — | #532 |
| 2022 | 540 | 540 | — | #553 |
| 2021 | 562 | 567 | — | #523 |
| 2020 | 609 | 609 | — | #486 |
| 2019 | 662 | 662 | — | #453 |
| 2018 | 704 | 704 | — | #433 |
| 2017 | 695 | 695 | — | #446 |
| 2016 | 821 | 821 | — | #388 |
| 2015 | 724 | 724 | — | #426 |
| 2014 | 566 | 566 | — | #498 |
| 2013 | 573 | 573 | — | #481 |
| 2012 | 589 | 589 | — | #464 |
| 2011 | 538 | 538 | — | #489 |
| 2010 | 595 | 595 | — | #449 |
| 2009 | 812 | 812 | — | #375 |
| 2008 | 1,256 | 1,256 | — | #274 |
| 2007 | 979 | 979 | — | #326 |
| 2006 | 861 | 861 | — | #353 |
| 2005 | 756 | 761 | — | #384 |
| 2004 | 582 | 582 | #17,321 | #449 |
| 2003 | 554 | 554 | — | #456 |
| 2002 | 584 | 584 | — | #423 |
| 2001 | 452 | 452 | — | #508 |
| 2000 | 444 | 444 | — | #511 |
| 1999 | 440 | 440 | — | #496 |
| 1998 | 418 | 418 | — | #510 |
| 1997 | 360 | — | — | #548 |
| 1996 | 333 | — | — | #557 |
| 1995 | 257 | — | — | #652 |
| 1994 | 234 | — | — | #679 |
| 1993 | 182 | — | — | #783 |
| 1992 | 152 | — | — | #859 |
| 1991 | 163 | — | — | #812 |
| 1990 | 178 | — | — | #762 |
| 1989 | 164 | — | — | #775 |
| 1988 | 176 | — | — | #709 |
| 1987 | 203 | — | — | #642 |
| 1986 | 178 | — | — | #673 |
| 1985 | 196 | — | — | #627 |
| 1984 | 223 | — | — | #569 |
| 1983 | 277 | — | — | #505 |
| 1982 | 293 | — | #7,768 | #503 |
| 1981 | 338 | — | #7,699 | #458 |
| 1980 | 341 | — | — | #455 |
| 1979 | 212 | — | — | #587 |
| 1978 | 177 | — | — | #627 |
| 1977 | 185 | — | — | #618 |
| 1976 | 199 | — | #7,624 | #589 |
| 1975 | 169 | — | — | #620 |
| 1974 | 163 | — | — | #629 |
| 1973 | 182 | — | — | #589 |
| 1972 | 166 | — | — | #613 |
| 1971 | 229 | — | — | #530 |
| 1970 | 193 | — | — | #580 |
| 1969 | 138 | — | — | #674 |
| 1968 | 58 | — | — | #962 |
| 1967 | 67 | — | — | #882 |
| 1966 | 79 | — | — | #824 |
| 1965 | 87 | — | — | #800 |
| 1964 | 89 | — | — | #805 |
| 1963 | 67 | — | — | #919 |
| 1962 | 62 | — | — | #969 |
| 1961 | 43 | — | — | #1,216 |
| 1960 | 70 | — | — | #907 |
| 1959 | 62 | — | — | #980 |
| 1958 | 53 | — | — | #1,056 |
| 1957 | 59 | — | — | #992 |
| 1956 | 77 | — | — | #857 |
| 1955 | 58 | — | — | #991 |
| 1954 | 59 | — | — | #965 |
| 1953 | 65 | — | — | #893 |
| 1952 | 58 | — | — | #934 |
| 1951 | 66 | — | — | #863 |
| 1950 | 64 | — | — | #858 |
| 1949 | 60 | — | — | #894 |
| 1948 | 70 | — | — | #816 |
| 1947 | 67 | — | — | #849 |
| 1946 | 54 | — | — | #899 |
| 1945 | 44 | — | — | #969 |
| 1944 | 62 | — | — | #800 |
| 1943 | 52 | — | — | #926 |
| 1942 | 53 | — | — | #917 |
| 1941 | 55 | — | — | #851 |
| 1940 | 52 | — | — | #879 |
| 1939 | 53 | — | — | #839 |
| 1938 | 48 | — | — | #918 |
| 1937 | 45 | — | — | #936 |
| 1936 | 52 | — | — | #850 |
| 1935 | 51 | — | — | #888 |
| 1934 | 66 | — | — | #758 |
| 1933 | 50 | — | — | #880 |
| 1932 | 64 | — | — | #796 |
| 1931 | 57 | — | — | #834 |
| 1930 | 77 | — | — | #715 |
| 1929 | 69 | — | — | #775 |
| 1928 | 70 | — | — | #776 |
| 1927 | 70 | — | — | #792 |
| 1926 | 97 | — | — | #641 |
| 1925 | 70 | — | — | #790 |
| 1924 | 70 | — | — | #811 |
| 1923 | 63 | — | — | #856 |
| 1922 | 78 | — | — | #749 |
| 1921 | 73 | — | — | #795 |
| 1920 | 84 | — | — | #708 |
| 1919 | 91 | — | — | #642 |
| 1918 | 95 | — | — | #629 |
| 1917 | 73 | — | — | #720 |
| 1916 | 84 | — | — | #638 |
| 1915 | 81 | — | — | #646 |
| 1914 | 60 | — | — | #657 |
| 1913 | 51 | — | — | #625 |
| 1912 | 50 | — | — | #571 |
| 1911 | 31 | — | — | #540 |
| 1910 | 18 | — | — | #720 |
| 1909 | 19 | — | — | #628 |
| 1908 | 30 | — | — | #443 |
| 1907 | 29 | — | — | #432 |
| 1906 | 18 | — | — | #556 |
| 1905 | 19 | — | — | #538 |
| 1904 | 22 | — | — | #460 |
| 1903 | 26 | — | — | #388 |
| 1902 | 27 | — | — | #384 |
| 1901 | 17 | — | — | #480 |
| 1900 | 31 | — | — | #408 |
| 1899 | 9 | — | — | #752 |
| 1898 | 18 | — | — | #498 |
| 1897 | 19 | — | — | #446 |
| 1896 | 21 | — | — | #433 |
| 1895 | 26 | — | — | #373 |
| 1894 | 13 | — | — | #580 |
| 1893 | 26 | — | — | #354 |
| 1892 | 24 | — | — | #389 |
| 1891 | 18 | — | — | #423 |
| 1890 | 22 | — | — | #380 |
| 1889 | 25 | — | — | #356 |
| 1888 | 30 | — | — | #339 |
| 1887 | 24 | — | — | #335 |
| 1886 | 20 | — | — | #399 |
| 1885 | 23 | — | — | #370 |
| 1884 | 35 | — | — | #295 |
| 1883 | 22 | — | — | #362 |
| 1882 | 26 | — | — | #349 |
| 1881 | 25 | — | — | #327 |
| 1880 | 28 | — | — | #323 |