Jonas
Jonas is a male given name: 99% of people named Jonas are men, and it is recorded as male in 11 of the 11 countries covered.
Jonas · Jónas · Jonáš
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 99% male / 1% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Lithuania, United States, Sweden
- Also spelled
- Jónas, Jonáš
- US births since 1880
- 23,784 male / 28 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Jonas
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Jonas," in English, "Guten Tag Jonas," in German. Jonas is a male given name: about 99% of people named Jonas are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Jonas,
German
Guten Tag Jonas,
French
Bonjour Jonas,
Spanish
Estimado/a Jonas:
Chinese
Jonas您好：
Japanese
Jonas様
English
Hi Jonas,
German
Hi Jonas,
French
Salut Jonas,
Spanish
Hola Jonas,
Chinese
Jonas你好：
Japanese
Jonasさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | very common | man's name | 98% |
| United States | common | man's name | 100% |
| Sweden | common | man's name | 98% |
| Iceland | common | man's name | 98% |
| Denmark | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Norway | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Germany | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Austria | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Czech Republic | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Malta | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
23,784 male · 28 female · 23,812 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jonas a male or female name?
Jonas is a male given name: 99% of people named Jonas are men, and it is recorded as male in 11 of the 11 countries covered.
How do I address Jonas in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Jonas," in English, "Guten Tag Jonas," in German. Jonas is a male given name: about 99% of people named Jonas are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Jonas a unisex name?
Jonas is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Jonas are men. Jonas leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Jonas a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jonas (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_jonas,
title = {Is Jonas a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jonas},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}