Jonah

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Jonah: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Jonah: Recorded since 1992, it reached #23 in 2021, and it stood at #223 in 2025.

5registrars recorded it
108times a registrar ranked it
34years from first to last
#23highest recorded position
18groupings it qualifies for
5names it appears alongside

What stands out in Jonah's record

Moved 175 places between two consecutive years — its largest recorded change. Names by largest single-year move

Region

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#312
1997	#293
1998	#282
1999	#318
2000	#239
2001	#254
2002	#235
2003	#246
2004	#268
2005	#273
2006	#255
2007	#238
2008	#236
2009	#212
2010	#216
2011	#168
2012	#180
2013	#171
2014	#149
2015	#158
2016	#157
2017	#159
2018	#144
2019	#144
2020	#147
2021	#136
2022	#133
2023	#134
2024	#145

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 29 of the 34 years from 1992 to 2025.

In 2025: #223 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #253 among boys in Norway.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1992–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1992
First recorded at #337 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1999–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #253 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys

Jonah appears in 4 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, which has ranked it in 29 years beginning in 1992, and has registered 583 births with the name.

Jonah across 4 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Jonah's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#337 (1992)	#135 (2018)	#223 (2025)	29 of 34	583 (1992–2025)	45 (2018)
Norway · Boys	#524 (1996)	#180 (2009)	#253 (2025)	25 of 30	457 (1996–2025)	34 (2009)
England and Wales · Boys	#312 (1996)	#133 (2022)	#145 (2024)	29 of 29	7,267 (1996–2024)	428 (2022)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#199 (1999)	#23 (2021)	#48 (2024)	24 of 26	760 (1999–2024)	77 (2021)

Jonah by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Jonah in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	343	4 of 10	86
2000s	1,458	10 of 10	146
2010s	3,473	10 of 10	347
2020sbusiest	1,993	5 of 10	399

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 399 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 2010 and 2011, when recorded births rose by 119, from 223 to 342.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Jonah appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1992 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #23 in Northern Ireland in 2021.

Jonah's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#145	365	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#134	406	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#133	428	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#136	419	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#147	375	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#144	391	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#144	387	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#159	358	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#157	378	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#158	368	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#149	373	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#171	329	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#180	324	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#168	342	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#216	223	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#212	215	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#236	189	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#238	178	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#255	145	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#273	119	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#268	122	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#246	129	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#235	126	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#254	111	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#239	124	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#318	83	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#282	92	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#293	90	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#312	78	High	Verified
2024	Northern Ireland	male	#48	47	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	male	#44	51	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	male	#31	62	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	male	#23	77	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	male	#62	46	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	male	#54	54	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	male	#72	42	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	male	#56	53	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	male	#76	44	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	male	#63	51	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	male	#86	36	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	male	#94	34	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	male	#112	27	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	male	#108	28	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	male	#112	28	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	male	#159	16	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	male	#187	12	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	male	#137	18	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	male	#231	6	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	male	#264	4	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	male	#210	6	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	male	#243	4	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	male	#189	7	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	male	#199	7	High	Verified
2025	Norway	male	#253	16	High	Verified
2024	Norway	male	#299	13	High	Verified
2023	Norway	male	#208	23	High	Verified
2022	Norway	male	#249	16	High	Verified
2021	Norway	male	#272	14	High	Verified
2020	Norway	male	#272	13	High	Verified
2019	Norway	male	#250	18	High	Verified
2018	Norway	male	#224	22	High	Verified
2017	Norway	male	#193	28	High	Verified
2016	Norway	male	#199	27	High	Verified
2015	Norway	male	#310	14	High	Verified
2014	Norway	male	#203	28	High	Verified
2013	Norway	male	#261	19	High	Verified
2012	Norway	male	#206	26	High	Verified
2011	Norway	male	#242	21	High	Verified
2010	Norway	male	#194	27	High	Verified
2009	Norway	male	#180	34	High	Verified
2008	Norway	male	#261	18	High	Verified
2007	Norway	male	#219	23	High	Verified
2006	Norway	male	#229	21	High	Verified
2005	Norway	male	#387	8	High	Verified
2004	Norway	male	#290	13	High	Verified
2003	Norway	male	#464	6	High	Verified
1998	Norway	male	#565	4	High	Verified
1996	Norway	male	#524	5	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#223	21	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#222	20	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#177	29	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#192	27	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#148	40	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#169	32	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#191	28	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#135	45	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#203	28	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#150	41	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#253	20	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#226	25	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#245	22	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#208	28	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#232	23	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#241	22	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#185	31	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#287	15	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#234	18	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#257	13	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#268	10	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#233	12	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#275	9	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#393	4	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#317	5	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#390	3	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#337	4	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#295	5	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#337	3	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	male	#209	20	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1992 and 2025, ranked in 31 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #23, first reached in 2021.

It held a top-100 place in 12 years, 12 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 428 births, registered in England and Wales in 2022.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 3 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 32 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

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Ollie · #18, 30y
Sonny · #28, 30y
Indie · #29, 28y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Bailey · #23, 30y
Ezra · #23, 30y
Lola · #23, 30y
Summer · #23, 30y

Comparisons involving Jonah

Existing comparison pages where Jonah and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Order changes

Pairs where Jonah and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Eoin vs Jonah
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Jonah moved into the top 50 at #23 in 2021 as Eoin fell out of it to #70, having been #46 the year before.
Eoin · Jonah · 24 shared years, 1999–2024 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2021 Northern Ireland ranking
Jamie vs Jonah
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Jonah moved into the top 50 at #23 in 2021 as Jamie fell out of it to #69, having been #41 the year before.
Jamie · Jonah · 24 shared years, 1999–2024 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2021 Northern Ireland ranking
Michael vs Jonah
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Jonah moved into the top 50 at #23 in 2021 as Michael fell out of it to #55, having been #37 the year before.
Michael · Jonah · 24 shared years, 1999–2024 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2021 Northern Ireland ranking

Compared inside Northern Ireland lists

Pairs involving Jonah measured in Northern Ireland's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Jonah at its highest position.

Henry vs Jonah
Henry and Jonah changed places 12 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 1999 and 2024, ending at #45 and #48.
Henry · Jonah · 24 shared years, 1999–2024 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2024 Northern Ireland ranking
Ryan vs Jonah
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Jonah moved into the top 50 at #23 in 2021 as Ryan fell out of it to #67, having been #48 the year before.
Ryan · Jonah · 24 shared years, 1999–2024 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2021 Northern Ireland ranking

Northern Ireland overview→

Jonah was ranked #23 in Northern Ireland · Boys in 2021. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Jonah and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Jonah without appearing here.

Jonah moved ahead of

Matthew Compare
In 2005 they stood at #387 and #372 in Norway · Boys; by 2006 that had become #229 and #514.
Kåre Compare
In 2006 they stood at #387 and #368 in Norway · Boys; by 2007 that had become #219 and #488.
Trond Compare
In 2005 they stood at #387 and #264 in Norway · Boys; by 2006 that had become #229 and #480.
Lachlan Compare
In 2012 they stood at #264 and #264 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2013 that had become #94 and #343.

Moved ahead of Jonah

Jayden Compare
In 1998 they stood at #282 and #310 in England and Wales · Boys; by 1999 that had become #318 and #189.
Mason Compare
In 2009 they stood at #185 and #240 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2010 that had become #241 and #128.
Finley Compare
In 1997 they stood at #293 and #484 in England and Wales · Boys; by 1998 that had become #282 and #182.
Lucas Compare
In 1996 they stood at #295 and #336 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1997 that had become #337 and #242.

Moved the opposite way to Jonah

Arild Compare
Between 1996 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Jonah went from #524 to #253 while Arild went from #221 to #489.
Arne Compare
Between 1996 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Jonah went from #524 to #253 while Arne went from #120 to #222.
Dag Compare
Between 1996 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Jonah went from #524 to #253 while Dag went from #179 to #426.
Eirik Compare
Between 1996 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Jonah went from #524 to #253 while Eirik went from #14 to #122.

Moved the same way as Jonah

Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Jonah went from #524 to #253 and Adam from #171 to #29.
Birk Compare
Between 1996 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Jonah went from #524 to #253 and Birk from #240 to #18.
Colin Compare
Between 1996 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Jonah went from #524 to #253 and Colin from #466 to #119.
Edward Compare
Between 1996 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Jonah went from #524 to #253 and Edward from #359 to #189.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1992 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #23 in Northern Ireland in 2021. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Jonah

Jonah at a glance

What stands out in Jonah's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Jonah across 4 official records

Jonah by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Jonah appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Comparisons involving Jonah

Order changes

Compared inside Northern Ireland lists

Names published alongside Jonah

Jonah and the names beside it

Jonah moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Jonah

Moved the opposite way to Jonah

Moved the same way as Jonah

Jonah at a glance

What stands out in Jonah's record

Jonah across 4 official records

Jonah by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Jonah appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Comparisons involving Jonah

Order changes

Compared inside Northern Ireland lists

Names published alongside Jonah

Jonah and the names beside it

Jonah moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Jonah

Moved the opposite way to Jonah

Moved the same way as Jonah