Jonah

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Jonah is a masculine given name derived from the Hebrew: יוֹנָה, Yonā, meaning dove or pigeon. It is the name of the Abrahamic prophet Jonah.

From Wikipedia

Jonah first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 142 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2008 with 2,981 babies (rank #136 that year). In 2024 it was given to 2,879 boys (rank #126). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Jonah

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jonah yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

83,176

Total babies (all years)

142

Years in the data

2,981

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Jonah

Jonah Hillfilm actor · b. 1983
Jonah Lomurugby union player · b. 1975
Jonah Hauer-Kingfilm actor · b. 1995

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	8	#714
1881	5	#944
1882	5	#1,017
1883	10	#618
1884	11	#588
1885	16	#469
1887	11	#567
1888	6	#984
1889	7	#846
1890	9	#705
1891	8	#735
1892	8	#832
1893	7	#872
1895	7	#935
1896	5	#1,180
1897	6	#1,011
1898	8	#848
1899	7	#904
1900	11	#817
1902	6	#1,082
1903	5	#1,213
1904	5	#1,302
1905	7	#1,034
1906	5	#1,334
1907	10	#905
1908	17	#645
1909	5	#1,582
1910	6	#1,509
1911	18	#777
1912	15	#1,246
1913	18	#1,228
1914	19	#1,420
1915	33	#1,136
1916	32	#1,167
1917	25	#1,417
1918	31	#1,272
1919	25	#1,467
1920	47	#1,012
1921	33	#1,284
1922	44	#1,066
1923	32	#1,289
1924	33	#1,279
1925	33	#1,270
1926	21	#1,685
1927	29	#1,392
1928	30	#1,341
1929	27	#1,399
1930	19	#1,729
1931	17	#1,805
1932	23	#1,491
1933	24	#1,384
1934	36	#1,109
1935	27	#1,311
1936	33	#1,153
1937	24	#1,390
1938	18	#1,652
1939	31	#1,180
1940	29	#1,266
1941	26	#1,318
1942	25	#1,399
1943	31	#1,250
1944	20	#1,554
1945	30	#1,213
1946	26	#1,395
1947	19	#1,757
1948	26	#1,444
1949	17	#1,853
1950	22	#1,589
1951	36	#1,231
1952	38	#1,204
1953	32	#1,346
1954	20	#1,731
1955	43	#1,143
1956	32	#1,369
1957	28	#1,500
1958	25	#1,570
1959	22	#1,743
1960	28	#1,541
1961	21	#1,800
1962	33	#1,378
1963	25	#1,611
1964	31	#1,419
1965	33	#1,346
1966	20	#1,739
1967	30	#1,397
1968	39	#1,226
1969	44	#1,192
1970	70	#963
1971	161	#650
1972	154	#640
1973	130	#705
1974	151	#657
1975	132	#721
1976	185	#597
1977	226	#557
1978	168	#646
1979	390	#403
1980	394	#412
1981	385	#424
1982	287	#501
1983	260	#518
1984	269	#521
1985	268	#531
1986	235	#580
1987	290	#529
1988	243	#603
1989	260	#613
1990	239	#654
1991	246	#649
1992	224	#694
1993	449	#469
1994	1,179	#245
1995	1,371	#215
1996	1,569	#197
1997	1,621	#196
1998	1,465	#219
1999	1,710	#197
2000	1,833	#192
2001	1,982	#187
2002	2,312	#167
2003	2,431	#164
2004	2,296	#177
2005	2,222	#184
2006	2,411	#170
2007	2,510	#165
2008	2,981	#136
2009	2,718	#147
2010	2,775	#143
2011	2,867	#143
2012	2,955	#128
2013	2,902	#132
2014	2,920	#138
2015	2,913	#143
2016	2,778	#150
2017	2,523	#154
2018	2,725	#145
2019	2,693	#139
2020	2,819	#128
2021	2,735	#138
2022	2,749	#135
2023	2,895	#124
2024	2,879	#126