Jonas is a boy's name of Scandinavian origin meaning “dove.” In 2024 it was given to 531 boys in the United States.
Jonas belongs to the Scandinavian tradition. Its meaning — “dove” — is the sense carried by its Scandinavian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Jonas first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #274 in 2008, and in 2024 531 babies received the name — 28,064 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Jonas means “dove” in its Scandinavian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Jonas is a boy name. In 2024, 531 babies received the name in the US.
Jonas comes from the Scandinavian tradition.
Jonas first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #274 in 2008, and 531 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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