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Jonah name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Jonah ranks #128 in male records (2,828 reported) and #3,803 in female records (39 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#3,803 · 39 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 14 female records (25 to 39); rank moved from #5,216 to #3,803.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 11 female records (28 to 39); rank moved from #4,771 to #3,803.
2025 male rank and count
#128 · 2,828 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 65 male records (2,893 to 2,828); rank moved from #126 to #128.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 89 male records (2,739 to 2,828); rank moved from #138 to #128.
Peak year in available data
2023: 2,900 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Jonah becoming more popular?

Jonah's reported male count decreased by 65 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #126 to #128. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Jonah in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for JonahFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,9000201620252016: 26 female records2017: 23 female records2018: 36 female records2019: 21 female records2020: 22 female records2021: 28 female records2022: 18 female records2023: 33 female records2024: 25 female records2025: 39 female records2016: 2,778 male records2017: 2,524 male records2018: 2,725 male records2019: 2,693 male records2020: 2,821 male records2021: 2,739 male records2022: 2,754 male records2023: 2,900 male records2024: 2,893 male records2025: 2,828 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025393,8032,828128
2024255,2162,893126
2023334,3182,900124
2022186,5642,754135
2021284,7712,739138
2020225,5552,821128
2019215,8802,693139
2018364,0312,725145
2017235,5832,524154
2016265,2072,778150

Questions about Jonah’s popularity

How common is Jonah in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Jonah ranks #128 in male records (2,828 reported) and #3,803 in female records (39 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Jonah?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Jonah only.

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