Jonas

Meaning and origin of Jonas

Popularity of Jonas in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2016.
• Over recent years, Jonas has been falling (−4% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Jonas every 12 schools, all spellings combined.

Jonas in English-speaking countries

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  367^th boys’ name10 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,547

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  612^th boys’ name55 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,090

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  563^rd boys’ name14 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,181

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  568^th boys’ name1,566 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,283−3.8% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  656^th boys’ name165 babies in 3 years1 boy in 5,008−6.6% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  694^th boys’ name10 babies in 3 years1 boy in 7,182

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Scotland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Johnas5
• Jonass5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Jonas

• Jacob
• Ishaq
• Johan
• Elie
• Ruben
• Kenan
• Solal
• Mathys
• Joshua
• Djibril
• Imrane
• Ilan

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin