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Yonah

Boy

Meaning of Yonah: Hebrew: 'dove'

Yonah is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2909th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3254th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2909

42 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3254

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

937

First recorded 1974 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 10 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 12 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 14 babies1986: 15 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 7 babies1989: 6 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 10 babies1993: 12 babies1994: 18 babies1995: 17 babies1996: 20 babies1997: 8 babies1998: 18 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 17 babies20002001: 24 babies2002: 23 babies2003: 18 babies2004: 17 babies2005: 25 babies2006: 24 babies2007: 25 babies2008: 28 babies2009: 32 babies2010: 24 babies20102011: 19 babies2012: 27 babies2013: 29 babies2014: 28 babies2015: 20 babies2016: 22 babies2017: 21 babies2018: 32 babies2019: 33 babies2020: 32 babies20202021: 35 babies2022: 41 babies2023: 42 babies2024: 43 babies2025: 42 babies
US babies named Yonah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 43.

Gender split

97% boys · 3% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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