Trend of the Popularity of Jonah as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 2,879 male babies that were named Jonah in the US, which was 0.17% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Jonah peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2008 with a count of 2,981 babies, which was 0.15% of the total male babies born in the US in 2008.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Jonah, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Jonah.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Jonah in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Jonah in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Jonah from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Jonah as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	394	0.02
1981	385	0.02
1982	287	0.02
1983	260	0.02
1984	269	0.02
1985	268	0.02
1986	235	0.01
1987	290	0.02
1988	243	0.01
1989	260	0.01
1990	239	0.01
1991	246	0.01
1992	224	0.01
1993	449	0.02
1994	1179	0.06
1995	1371	0.07
1996	1569	0.08
1997	1621	0.09
1998	1465	0.08
1999	1710	0.09
2000	1833	0.09
2001	1982	0.10
2002	2312	0.12
2003	2431	0.12
2004	2296	0.12
2005	2222	0.11
2006	2411	0.12
2007	2510	0.12
2008	2981	0.15
2009	2718	0.14
2010	2775	0.14
2011	2867	0.15
2012	2955	0.16
2013	2902	0.15
2014	2920	0.15
2015	2913	0.15
2016	2778	0.15
2017	2523	0.14
2018	2725	0.15
2019	2693	0.15
2020	2819	0.16
2021	2735	0.16
2022	2749	0.16
2023	2895	0.17
2024	2879	0.17