Meaning and history
Jonas is the Greek and Latin form of the biblical name Jonah, from a Hebrew word meaning "dove." In the Book of Jonah, the prophet tries to flee a divine command, is swallowed by a great fish during a storm and emerges alive three days later before completing his mission to Nineveh. The form Jonas is widely used across Europe; notable bearers include polio-vaccine developer Jonas Salk and German tenor Jonas Kaufmann.
20062006: 861 births, rank #353
2007: 979 births, rank #325
2008: 1,256 births, rank #273
2009: 812 births, rank #374
2010: 595 births, rank #449
20112011: 538 births, rank #488
2012: 589 births, rank #462
2013: 573 births, rank #481
2014: 566 births, rank #498
2015: 724 births, rank #426
20162016: 821 births, rank #388
2017: 695 births, rank #446
2018: 704 births, rank #433
2019: 662 births, rank #453
2020: 609 births, rank #486
20212021: 562 births, rank #523
2022: 540 births, rank #552
2023: 556 births, rank #532
2024: 534 births, rank #556
20252025: 476 births, rank #599
Jonas moved from #556 to #599 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2008, with 1,256 births.