Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Jonah

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Jonah
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2008

Peak rank proxy

2,981

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20082024

Peak year

2008

Decline from peak

3.4%

2024

2,879

All-time

82,424

Jonah has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2008, when 2,981 boys were named Jonah.

In 2024, only 2,879 boys were given the name.

All told, about 82,424 Americans have been named Jonah and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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