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Jonah

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Dove. In the bible Jonah was on board a ship God caused to sink: sailors traditionally use the name Jonah to personify someone who brings bad luck.
Dove; In the Bible, Jonah the prophet was swallowed by a great fish and safely emerged from his belly three days later. Sailors traditionally use this name to personify someone who brings bad luck.

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Animal
  • Biblical
  • Bird

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Jonah

Pronunciation

j(o)-nah

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #136, 2,976 births); most recent 2025 (rank #128, 2,828 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #3780, 39 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20252,82839
20242,87925
20232,89533
20222,74918
20212,73528
20202,81922
20192,69321
20182,72536
20172,52323
20162,77826

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #133, 428 births); most recent 2025 (rank #147, 363 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025363
2024365
2023406
2022428
2021419
2020375
2019391
2018387
2017358
2016378

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #399, 126 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023126
2022123
2021106
2020101
201985
201869
201783
2016118
201580
201475

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #136, 45 births); most recent 2025 (rank #220, 21 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202521
202420
202329
202227
202140
202032
201928
201845
201728
201641

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #138, 38 births); most recent 2025 (rank #137, 33 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202533
202420
202326
202238
202127
202023
201919
201819
201719
201618

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #23, 77 births); most recent 2025 (rank #64, 36 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202536
202447
202351
202262
202177
202046
201954
201842
201753
201644

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #87, 53 births); most recent 2023 (rank #164, 21 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202321
202223
202130
202024
201922
201825
201717
201621
201524
201430

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence