Jonah

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Jonah is a given name used predominantly for boys. There have been 83,176 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 82,424 as boys and 752 as girls. Jonah gained popularity in the 1970s, peaked in 2008 and remains popular today.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	2,904
2023	2,928
2022	2,767
2021	2,763
2020	2,841
2019	2,714
2018	2,761
2017	2,546
2016	2,804
2015	2,937
2014	2,946
2013	2,920
2012	2,972
2011	2,890
2010	2,798
2009	2,734
2008	2,998
2007	2,536
2006	2,432
2005	2,239
2004	2,315
2003	2,446
2002	2,332
2001	1,997
2000	1,851
1999	1,728
1998	1,482
1997	1,641
1996	1,583
1995	1,383
1994	1,190
1993	459
1992	235
1991	252
1990	246
1989	266
1988	243
1987	290
1986	241
1985	277
1984	276
1983	260
1982	296
1981	392
1980	402
1979	400
1978	168
1977	233
1976	190
1975	132
1974	151
1973	130
1972	154
1971	161
1970	70
1969	44
1968	39
1967	30
1966	20
1965	33
1964	36
1963	25
1962	33
1961	21
1960	28
1959	22
1958	25
1957	28
1956	32
1955	43
1954	20
1953	32
1952	38
1951	36
1950	22
1949	17
1948	26
1947	19
1946	26
1945	30
1944	20
1943	31
1942	25
1941	26
1940	29
1939	31
1938	18
1937	24
1936	33
1935	27
1934	36
1933	24
1932	23
1931	17
1930	19
1929	27
1928	30
1927	29
1926	21
1925	33
1924	33
1923	32
1922	44
1921	33
1920	47
1919	25
1918	31
1917	25
1916	32
1915	33
1914	19
1913	18
1912	15
1911	18
1910	6
1909	5
1908	17
1907	10
1906	5
1905	7
1904	5
1903	5
1902	6
1900	11
1899	7
1898	8
1897	6
1896	5
1895	7
1893	7
1892	8
1891	8
1890	9
1889	7
1888	6
1887	11
1885	16
1884	11
1883	10
1882	5
1881	5
1880	8