How Many People Are Named Jonas?
An estimated 24,619 people in the United States have the first name Jonas. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Jonas peaked in popularity in 2008 with 1,256 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jonas as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jonas paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
24,619
About 1 in 13,922 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2008
1,256 births
Total Registered
28,092
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jonas
Jonas is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 28,092 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Jonas as a male name
Ranked #556 in 2024
531 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (1,256 births)
Jonas as a female name
Ranked #17,320 in 2004
5 female births in 2004
Peak: 1981 (8 births)
Jonas: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jonas span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 7,270 babies were registered. While Jonas is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jonas by Decade
How has Jonas tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jonas by State
Birth registrations for Jonas span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Vermont, North Dakota, Hawaii. On average, about 453 Jonass were registered per state.
Jonas + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jonas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jonas
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jonas: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jonas?
We estimate approximately 24,619 people named Jonas are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 13,922 Americans share this first name.
Is Jonas a common name?
Jonas is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 28,092 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jonas most popular?
Jonas reached peak popularity in 2008, when 1,256 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jonas is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jonas a male name?
Jonas is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jonas Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jonas Smith, Jonas Johnson, Jonas Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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