Is Jonah a boy or girl name?
Jonah is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 25 girls and 2,879 boys were named Jonah, so 0.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.9% of the 83,176 US babies named Jonah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #126
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,198
- Babies named Jonah since 1880
- 83,176
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 2,998 babies
Boys and girls named Jonah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 79 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 65 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 71 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 222 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 329 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 252 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 249 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 298 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 304 | 5 | 1.6% |
| 1970s | 1,767 | 22 | 1.2% |
| 1980s | 2,891 | 52 | 1.8% |
| 1990s | 10,073 | 126 | 1.2% |
| 2000s | 23,696 | 184 | 0.8% |
| 2010s | 28,051 | 237 | 0.8% |
| 2020s | 14,077 | 126 | 0.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,879 | #126 | 25 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 2,895 | #124 | 33 | #4,311 |
| 2022 | 2,749 | #135 | 18 | #6,559 |
| 2021 | 2,735 | #138 | 28 | #4,768 |
| 2020 | 2,819 | #128 | 22 | #5,554 |
| 2019 | 2,693 | #139 | 21 | #5,879 |
| 2018 | 2,725 | #145 | 36 | #4,030 |
| 2017 | 2,523 | #154 | 23 | #5,583 |
| 2016 | 2,778 | #150 | 26 | #5,206 |
| 2015 | 2,913 | #143 | 24 | #5,561 |
| 2014 | 2,920 | #138 | 26 | #5,220 |
| 2013 | 2,902 | #132 | 18 | #6,864 |
| 2012 | 2,955 | #128 | 17 | #7,279 |
| 2011 | 2,867 | #143 | 23 | #5,824 |
| 2010 | 2,775 | #143 | 23 | #5,870 |
| 2009 | 2,718 | #147 | 16 | #7,860 |
| 2008 | 2,981 | #136 | 17 | #7,558 |
| 2007 | 2,510 | #165 | 26 | #5,445 |
| 2006 | 2,411 | #170 | 21 | #6,233 |
| 2005 | 2,222 | #184 | 17 | #6,978 |
| 2004 | 2,296 | #177 | 19 | #6,345 |
| 2003 | 2,431 | #164 | 15 | #7,377 |
| 2002 | 2,312 | #167 | 20 | #5,765 |
| 2001 | 1,982 | #187 | 15 | #7,116 |
| 2000 | 1,833 | #192 | 18 | #6,072 |
| 1999 | 1,710 | #197 | 18 | #5,767 |
| 1998 | 1,465 | #219 | 17 | #5,920 |
| 1997 | 1,621 | #196 | 20 | #5,110 |
| 1996 | 1,569 | #197 | 14 | #6,524 |
| 1995 | 1,371 | #215 | 12 | #7,258 |
| 1994 | 1,179 | #245 | 11 | #7,836 |
| 1993 | 449 | #469 | 10 | #8,328 |
| 1992 | 224 | #694 | 11 | #7,746 |
| 1991 | 246 | #649 | 6 | #12,165 |
| 1990 | 239 | #654 | 7 | #10,701 |
| 1989 | 260 | #613 | 6 | #11,449 |
| 1988 | 243 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 290 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 235 | #580 | 6 | #10,064 |
| 1985 | 268 | #531 | 9 | #7,213 |
| 1984 | 269 | #521 | 7 | #8,550 |
| 1983 | 260 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 287 | #501 | 9 | #7,127 |
| 1981 | 385 | #424 | 7 | #8,489 |
| 1980 | 394 | #412 | 8 | #7,699 |
| 1979 | 390 | #403 | 10 | #6,394 |
| 1978 | 168 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 226 | #557 | 7 | #7,879 |
| 1976 | 185 | #597 | 5 | #9,903 |
| 1975 | 132 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 151 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 130 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 154 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 161 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 70 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 44 | #1,192 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 39 | #1,226 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 30 | #1,397 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 20 | #1,739 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 33 | #1,346 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 31 | #1,419 | 5 | #7,217 |
| 1963 | 25 | #1,611 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 33 | #1,378 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 21 | #1,800 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 28 | #1,541 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 22 | #1,743 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 25 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 28 | #1,500 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 32 | #1,369 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 43 | #1,143 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 20 | #1,731 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 32 | #1,346 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 38 | #1,204 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 36 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 22 | #1,589 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 17 | #1,853 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 26 | #1,444 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 19 | #1,757 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 26 | #1,395 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 30 | #1,213 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 20 | #1,554 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 31 | #1,250 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 25 | #1,399 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 26 | #1,318 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 29 | #1,266 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 31 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 18 | #1,652 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 24 | #1,390 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 33 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 27 | #1,311 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 36 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 24 | #1,384 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 23 | #1,491 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 17 | #1,805 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 19 | #1,729 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 27 | #1,399 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 30 | #1,341 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 29 | #1,392 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 21 | #1,685 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 33 | #1,270 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 33 | #1,279 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 32 | #1,289 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 44 | #1,066 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 33 | #1,284 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 47 | #1,012 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 25 | #1,467 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 31 | #1,272 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 25 | #1,417 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 32 | #1,167 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 33 | #1,136 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 19 | #1,420 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 18 | #1,228 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 15 | #1,246 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 18 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,509 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,582 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 17 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 10 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,334 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,034 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,302 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,213 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 11 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 7 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 8 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 6 | #1,011 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 7 | #935 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 7 | #872 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 8 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 8 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 9 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #984 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 11 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 16 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 11 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 10 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 8 | #714 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jonah reached #124 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #4,030 in 2018. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jonah
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.