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Jonas

“Dove” — Hebrew via Greek and Latin origin

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

Jonas was #295 in 1884, slipped to #1216 by 1961, and has climbed back to #599 today. Roughly 29,000 boys have been named Jonas since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

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
• Jonás Gutiérrez — Argentine footballer
• Jonas Hector — German association football player

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 3,344 notable people named Jonas:

Similar names: Adan · Johnathan · Jayceon · Johan · Sylas · Tobias

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