Jonas

Jonas

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Danish

Jonas first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 91 babies (rank #450 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jonas

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jonas yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,035

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Jonas

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	21	#737
1997	11	#1,215
1998	12	#1,147
1999	24	#706
2000	27	#680
2001	25	#720
2002	23	#813
2003	29	#739
2004	40	#613
2005	27	#861
2006	41	#671
2007	69	#477
2008	67	#515
2009	73	#487
2010	71	#499
2011	62	#572
2012	78	#490
2013	84	#462
2014	82	#484
2015	78	#499
2016	91	#450

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#737

1997

#1,215

1998

#1,147

1999

#706

2000

#680

2001

#720

2002

#813

2003

#739

2004

#613

2005

#861

2006

#671

2007

#477

2008

#515

2009

#487

2010

#499

2011

#572

2012

#490

2013

#462

2014

#484

2015

#499

2016

#450

Numerology of Jonas

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Jonas

Share your Jonas story

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Year-by-Year Detail