Jonah
#3,780 for girls in 2025, 39 births · #128 for boys in 2025, 2,828 births
Given to boys 99.1% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2023 · 2,900 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 85,283since 1880
Jonah over time
Rank among boys' names. Jonah has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,780 | 39 | #128 | 2,828 |
| 2024 | #5,148 | 25 | #126 | 2,893 |
| 2023 | #4,276 | 33 | #124 | 2,900 |
| 2022 | #6,464 | 18 | #135 | 2,754 |
| 2021 | #4,719 | 28 | #138 | 2,739 |
| 2020 | #5,487 | 22 | #128 | 2,821 |
| 2019 | #5,798 | 21 | #139 | 2,693 |
| 2018 | #4,001 | 36 | #145 | 2,725 |
| 2017 | #5,517 | 23 | #154 | 2,524 |
| 2016 | #5,130 | 26 | #150 | 2,778 |
| 2015 | #5,458 | 24 | #143 | 2,913 |
| 2014 | #5,163 | 26 | #138 | 2,920 |
| 2013 | #6,729 | 18 | #132 | 2,903 |
| 2012 | #7,144 | 17 | #128 | 2,955 |
| 2011 | #5,728 | 23 | #144 | 2,867 |
| 2010 | #5,771 | 23 | #143 | 2,775 |
| 2009 | #7,341 | 17 | #147 | 2,718 |
| 2008 | #7,408 | 17 | #136 | 2,981 |
| 2007 | #5,377 | 26 | #165 | 2,510 |
| 2006 | #6,125 | 21 | #170 | 2,411 |
| 2005 | #6,820 | 17 | #184 | 2,222 |
| 2004 | #6,216 | 19 | #177 | 2,296 |
| 2003 | #7,207 | 15 | #164 | 2,431 |
| 2002 | #5,673 | 20 | #167 | 2,313 |
| 2001 | #6,956 | 15 | #187 | 1,982 |
| 2000 | #5,937 | 18 | #192 | 1,833 |
| 1999 | #5,661 | 18 | #197 | 1,710 |
| 1998 | #5,799 | 17 | #219 | 1,465 |
| 1997 | #5,010 | 20 | #196 | 1,621 |
| 1996 | #6,392 | 14 | #197 | 1,569 |
| 1995 | #7,041 | 12 | #215 | 1,371 |
| 1994 | #7,604 | 11 | #245 | 1,179 |
| 1993 | #8,052 | 10 | #469 | 449 |
| 1992 | #7,512 | 11 | #692 | 224 |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #649 | 246 |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | #652 | 239 |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | #613 | 260 |
| 1988 | — | #603 | 243 | |
| 1987 | — | #528 | 290 | |
| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 | #580 | 235 |
| 1985 | #6,955 | 9 | #531 | 267 |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | #520 | 269 |
| 1983 | — | #518 | 260 | |
| 1982 | #6,888 | 9 | #501 | 287 |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 | #424 | 384 |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | #412 | 394 |
| 1979 | #6,189 | 10 | #403 | 390 |
| 1978 | — | #647 | 168 | |
| 1977 | #7,567 | 7 | #556 | 226 |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #596 | 185 |
| 1975 | — | #723 | 131 | |
| 1974 | — | #655 | 151 | |
| 1973 | — | #704 | 130 | |
| 1972 | — | #639 | 154 | |
| 1971 | — | #645 | 162 | |
| 1970 | — | #959 | 70 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,186 | 44 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,217 | 39 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,388 | 30 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,723 | 20 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,335 | 33 | |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #1,408 | 31 |
| 1963 | — | #1,585 | 25 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,367 | 33 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,778 | 21 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,523 | 28 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,709 | 22 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,557 | 25 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,487 | 28 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,362 | 32 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,138 | 43 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,706 | 20 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,331 | 32 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,195 | 38 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,218 | 36 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,572 | 22 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,820 | 17 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,430 | 26 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,733 | 19 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,382 | 26 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,204 | 30 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,525 | 20 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,240 | 31 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,381 | 25 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,300 | 26 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,251 | 29 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,168 | 31 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,613 | 18 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,372 | 24 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,142 | 33 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,295 | 27 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,092 | 36 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,361 | 24 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,465 | 23 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,770 | 17 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,693 | 19 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,378 | 27 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,323 | 30 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,372 | 29 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,661 | 21 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,246 | 33 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,263 | 33 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,275 | 32 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,058 | 44 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,267 | 33 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,004 | 47 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,449 | 25 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,256 | 31 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,396 | 25 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,157 | 32 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,124 | 33 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,388 | 19 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,205 | 18 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,223 | 15 | |
| 1911 | — | #759 | 18 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,421 | 6 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,440 | 5 | |
| 1908 | — | #632 | 17 | |
| 1907 | — | #866 | 10 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,253 | 5 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,002 | 7 | |
| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,130 | 5 | |
| 1902 | — | #1,013 | 6 | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #785 | 11 | |
| 1899 | — | #857 | 7 | |
| 1898 | — | #804 | 8 | |
| 1897 | — | #942 | 6 | |
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | #872 | 7 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #836 | 7 | |
| 1892 | — | #792 | 8 | |
| 1891 | — | #700 | 8 | |
| 1890 | — | #667 | 9 | |
| 1889 | — | #789 | 7 | |
| 1888 | — | #917 | 6 | |
| 1887 | — | #544 | 11 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #462 | 16 | |
| 1884 | — | #570 | 11 | |
| 1883 | — | #597 | 10 | |
| 1882 | — | #943 | 5 | |
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | #682 | 8 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Jonah was already there! It came in at #682, and was given to 8 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1886, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Jonah is popular in 1985
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#142 · 1 in 684
- Minnesota#245 · 1 in 3,163
- Massachusetts#270 · 1 in 3,564
- Wisconsin#286 · 1 in 3,793
- Washington#331 · 1 in 3,501
Best ever in a state: #22 in Hawaii, 2002.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #142 | 10 | 1 in 684 |
| Minnesota | #245 | 10 | 1 in 3,163 |
| Massachusetts | #270 | 11 | 1 in 3,564 |
| Wisconsin | #286 | 9 | 1 in 3,793 |
| Washington | #331 | 9 | 1 in 3,501 |
| Oregon | #333 | 5 | 1 in 3,640 |
| Alabama | #367 | 7 | 1 in 3,651 |
| Georgia | #413 | 10 | 1 in 4,318 |
| Ohio | #413 | 12 | 1 in 6,424 |
| New York | #417 | 27 | 1 in 4,483 |
| Virginia | #423 | 7 | 1 in 5,400 |
| Indiana | #431 | 6 | 1 in 6,280 |
| Louisiana | #449 | 9 | 1 in 3,983 |
| Illinois | #452 | 16 | 1 in 5,142 |
| Tennessee | #461 | 5 | 1 in 6,448 |
| Arizona | #480 | 5 | 1 in 5,290 |
| North Carolina | #482 | 7 | 1 in 5,789 |
| Michigan | #506 | 8 | 1 in 8,142 |
| Pennsylvania | #556 | 7 | 1 in 11,009 |
| New Jersey | #610 | 5 | 1 in 9,311 |
| California | #663 | 22 | 1 in 10,154 |
| Florida | #773 | 6 | 1 in 12,441 |
| Texas | #793 | 12 | 1 in 12,264 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Jonah
- 2 spots since 2024 (#126 → #128)
- Same as 2020 (#128)
- 15 spots since 2015 (#143 → #128)
- Biggest jump: 662 spots in 1911 (#1,421 → #759)
- Biggest drop: 808 spots in 1909 (#632 → #1,440)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2023 at #124 (2,900 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 77 yrs · run 1970–2025
- Highest: 1 in 590 boys born in 2023 were named Jonah (0.17%)
- Latest: 1 in 604 boys born in 2025 (0.17%)
- 32.9% of all boys named Jonah (28,053) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 79 | #462 (1885) | #708 |
| 1890s | 65 | #667 (1890) | #841 |
| 1900s | 71 | #632 (1908) | #1,036 |
| 1910s | 222 | #759 (1911) | #1,238 |
| 1920s | 329 | #1,004 (1920) | #1,285 |
| 1930s | 252 | #1,092 (1934) | #1,397 |
| 1940s | 249 | #1,204 (1945) | #1,427 |
| 1950s | 298 | #1,138 (1955) | #1,428 |
| 1960s | 304 | #1,186 (1969) | #1,451 |
| 1970s | 1,767 | #403 (1979) | #653 |
| 1980s | 2,889 | #412 (1980) | #523 |
| 1990s | 10,073 | #196 (1997) | #373 |
| 2000s | 23,697 | #136 (2008) | #169 |
| 2010s | 28,053 | #128 (2012) | #142 |
| 2020s | 16,935 | #124 (2023) | #130 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Jonah in 1985
Top girls' names in 1985
Top boys' names in 1985
More about 1985
girls
1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 191,203 of them was named Jonah, which outranked 44.4% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #6,457Yumi10
- #6,457Yvonna10
- #6,457Zelma10
- #6,955Jonah9
- #6,955Aarica9
- #6,955Aarin9
- #6,955Aarti9
- #7,563Abbra8
- #7,563Abigal8
- #7,563Abraham8
Tied with 607 names at #6,955; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 6,922 of them was named Jonah, which outranked 93.0% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).