Jonah
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning dove.
How Jonah has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #143 |
| 2016 | #150 |
| 2017 | #154 |
| 2018 | #145 |
| 2019 | #140 |
| 2020 | #128 |
| 2021 | #138 |
| 2022 | #135 |
| 2023 | #124 |
| 2024 | #126 |
| 2025 | #128 |
Jonah by the numbers
In 2025, 363 babies in England and Wales were named Jonah. In the US, 2,523 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 2,976 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Names that come from Jonah
Forms of Jonah in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jonah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Jonashe provided; a form of Jonah687 in the US (2017)
- Joahgod is gracious; a form of Jonah11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jonadove; a form of Jonah25 in the US (2017)
- Jorahthe lord sees or teaches22 in the US (2017)
- JonanGod is gracious; a form of Jonah or Jonathan12 in the US (2017)
- Jonoahdove; variant spelling of Jonah5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a bird
Like Jonah, each of these has a bird in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Gavinwhite hawk4,134 in the US (2017)
- Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
- Phoenixmythical bird that rises from ashes2,184 in the US (2017)
- Corbinraven; from corvus1,434 in the US (2017)
- Jaya form of names beginning with J; also the bird856 in the US (2017)
- Ravendark-haired; from the bird name742 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Jonah
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