Jonas
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Jonas is a form of Jonah, meaning “dove.” A badass namesake is Dr. Jonas Salk, who developed the polio vaccine in 1955 and later researched an AIDS vaccine. On Stargate SG-1, Jonas Quinn is the eager archaeologist and linguist with a photographic memory who replaces Daniel Jackson.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, The Best Baby Names for Boys, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Badass Baby Names, Sci-Fi Baby Names
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Usage of Jonas in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Jonas against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Jonas is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Jonas in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 476 boys were named Jonas, making it the #599 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 28,560 boys have been named Jonas, with the most (1,256) in 2008. It is most common, relative to births, in New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Idaho.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Jonas in other languages
- John Dutch, English, German
- Giona Italian
- Jonah English
- Jonasz Polish
- Jonás Spanish
- Jonáš Czech
- Jónás Hungarian
Jonas name days
- March 29 Norway
- March 29 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Jonas
There are 22 towns and villages with Jonas in their name, in 9 countries.
🇧🇷 Brazil 5🇿🇲 Zambia 5🇲🇼 Malawi 3🇭🇹 Haiti 2🇲🇽 Mexico 2🇺🇸 United States 2🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 1🇫🇷 France 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Jonas | Saint Peter Parish, 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | – | Map |
| Jonas | New Aquitaine, 🇫🇷 France | – | Map |
| Jonas | Nord, 🇭🇹 Haiti | – | Map |
| Jonas | Nord-Est, 🇭🇹 Haiti | – | Map |
| Jonas | Central Region, 🇲🇼 Malawi | – | Map |
| Jonas | Gelderland, 🇳🇱 The Netherlands | – | Map |
| Jonas | Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Jonas | Central Province, 🇿🇲 Zambia | – | Map |
| Jonas | Eastern Province, 🇿🇲 Zambia | – | Map |
| Jonas | Eastern Province, 🇿🇲 Zambia | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Jonas
There are 5 lakes and reservoirs with Jonas in their name.
| Name | Where | |
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| Jonas Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Jonas Lake | Northwest Territories, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Jonas | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Jonas | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Jonas (Bell) Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Jonas songs
3 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Jonas in their title. The best known:
- My Name Is Jonas – Weezer (1994)
- Five More Minutes (Jonas Brothers song)
- Dear God (Nick Jonas song) (2004)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Jonas
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Jonas.
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Jonas Ahlstrand
Jonas Alaska
Jonas Bloch
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Fictional characters named Jonas
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Jonas as a pet name
FurryName has found 27 dogs named Jonas in public pet registers, making it the #4,289 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Nariño (municipality) (2), Miranda (1), Noosa (1). Jonas as a dog name →
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