Jonas

Greek variation of Jonah

"dove"

Jonas Origin and Meaning

The name Jonas is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "dove".

Jonas has a slightly more grandfatherly image than the English version of his name, but that only adds to its retro appeal. And though it may lag behind Jonah in this country, Jonas is riding a huge wave of popularity in Europe, where it ranks highly in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Norway.

Over time, it has been associated with Dr. Jonas Salk, developer of the anti-polio vaccine, and tween fave group the Jonas Brothers. Charles Dickens used the name for a character in Martin Chuzzlewit.

Jonas Rank in US Top 1000

# 532 in the US

Jonas Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 455 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Jonas

• 532 US 2023
• 455 Nameberry 2025
• 842 Future 2028
• 583 England 2023
• 23 Germany 2024
• 161 Netherlands 2015
• 48 Norway 2024
• 56 Switzerland 2023
• 10 Austria 2023
• 3 Lithuania 2024

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Famous People Named Jonas

• Jonas Gray American NFL football player
• Jonas Gahr Store Norwegian politician
• Jonas Edward Salk American physician who developed the polio vaccine
• Jonas Lars Bjorkman Swedish tennis player
• Jonas Sjöstedt Swedish politician
• Jonas Mouton American football player
• Jonas D. Jennings American football player
• Jonas Valanciunas Lithuanian basketball player for Toronto Raptors
• Jonas Kendall former U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts
• Jonas Sibley former U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts
• (William) Jonas Armstrong English actor
• Jonás Cuarón Mexican film director; son of director Alfonso Cuarón
• Jonas Jonathan van den Eeden (b. 2004) son of Dutch singer Trijntje Oosterhuis and Sander van den Eeden
• Jonas Rocket DeLonge (b. 2006) son of singer Tom DeLonge of Blink,182
• Jonas Villeneuve (b. 2007) son of racing driver Jacques Villeneuve
• Jonas Jackson (b. 2015) son of rapper Fabolous
• The Jonas Brothers American band consisting of Joe, Nick and Kevin Jonas
• Jonas Blue English DJ

The name Jonas in Pop Culture

• Jonas Grumby aka The Skipper, character on TV's "Gilligan's Island"
• Jonas Taylor character in "The Meg"
• Jonas main character in Lois Lowry's "The Giver"
• Jonas Miller character in movie "Twister"
• Jonas Quinn character on TV's "Stargate SG,1"
• "Jonas " novel by Jens Bjørneboe and its main character
• Jonas from the Book of Mormon
• "My Name Is Jonas " song by Weezer
• Jonas Hunter character on TV's "Legends of Tomorrow"
• Jonas character in G. A. Henty's, For the Temple
• Jonas Noah Vasquez character on Norwegian TV series "Skam"
• Jonas Maliki character from "Sense8"
• Jonas Wilkerson character from "Gone with the Wind"
• Jonas Kahnwald character from "Dark"
• Jonas one of the main four characters from the series Platoon of Power Squadron