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Jonas: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“dove”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
JOH-nus · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Jonas is the Greek and Latin form of Jonah, from Hebrew Yonah. It is used across many European languages and has biblical roots.

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How popular is Jonas?

2024160 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Jonas in 2024531

2024 rank#556 boys

Peak year2008

Total US babies since 188028,092

Jonas has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Jonas

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Jonahdove · Hebrew
  • Yunusdove · Arabic
  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew

Jonas questions

What does the name Jonas mean?

Jonas means "dove". It comes from Hebrew. Jonas is the Greek and Latin form of Jonah, from Hebrew Yonah. It is used across many European languages and has biblical roots.

Is Jonas a boy or girl name?

Jonas is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Jonas?

531 US babies were named Jonas in 2024. Its peak year was 2008.

How do you pronounce Jonas?

Jonas is usually pronounced JOH-nus.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.