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Jonas

“Dove” — Hebrew via Greek and Latin origin

Boy's name · #599 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Jonas has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #273 (2008) · 28,560 babies named Jonas all-time · 1 in 3,600 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #9 in Austria (2025) · #19 in Czechia (2025) · #49 in Switzerland (2024) · #49 in Norway (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Jonases

• Jonas Salk — Jewish-American inventor of polio vaccine (1914–1995)
• Jonas Malheiro Savimbi — Angolan political and military leader (1934-2002)
• Jonas Gahr Støre — Prime Minister of Norway since 2021
• Jonas Hector — German association football player
• Jonas Vingegaard — Danish cyclist (born 1996)

In stories & tradition

• Jonas (Green Arrow) — Injustice: Gods Among Us · Injustice 2
• Jonas Quinn — Stargate SG-1
• Jonas Harrow — The Amazing Spider-Man

What Jonases become

Among 3,238 notable people named Jonas:

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