The baby name Jonah is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒoʊnə/ (JOH-nə).
Jonah is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Jonah is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒoʊnə/ (JOH-nə).
Jonah is Hebrew in Origin.
Jonah derives from Hebrew Yonah (יוֹנָה), meaning “dove,” a symbol of peace and divine message. In the Hebrew Bible’s Book of Jonah, the reluctant prophet is swallowed by a great fish before preaching repentance to Nineveh; the book is read on Yom Kippur in Jewish tradition. Through the Greek Ionas and Latin Jonas, the name entered Christian usage, gaining recognition across Europe while retaining its gentle avian meaning.
International variants include Jonas (Greek, Latin, German, Scandinavian, Lithuanian), Giona (Italian), Jonás (Spanish), Jonáš (Czech and Slovak), Jona (Dutch and Scandinavian), and Yonah/Yona in Hebrew. English Jonah rose in the late 20th century and remains well used in the United States and other Anglophone countries. A nautical idiom once labeled a “Jonah” as a bringer of bad luck, but contemporary associations emphasize calm, compassion, and renewal.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| Germany | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 423 |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| PH | 0 | #85 | 12 | 5,607 | |
| JM | 0 | #92 | 2 | 3,714 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #95 | 43 | 1,769 |
| TW | 0 | #101 | 3 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #113 | 2 | 5,459 |
| Norway | Boys | 2025 | #119 | 16 | 444 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #122 | 2,879 | 7,044 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #137 | 13 | 4,685 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #150 | 177 | 2,588 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #166 | 17 | 1,509 |
| Belgium | Boys | 2024 | #169 | 20 | 401 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| AE | 0 | #183 | 5 | 10,220 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 4,970 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #224 | 12 | 6,830 |
| NG | 0 | #224 | 41 | 5,926 | |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| IR | 0 | #230 | 2 | 4,221 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #245 | 4 | 5,396 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #251 | 6 | 7,111 |
| SG | 0 | #258 | 12 | 11,010 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #262 | 11 | 6,876 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #262 | 2 | 7,056 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #284 | 106 | 2,865 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #296 | 51 | 8,138 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #301 | 16 | 15,378 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #302 | 1,526 | 16,906 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #306 | 14 | 9,639 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #308 | 84 | 13,098 |
| SA | 0 | #309 | 4 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #348 | 7 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #353 | 5 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #366 | 4 | 8,477 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #368 | 16 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #380 | 17 | 15,987 |
| NL | 0 | #381 | 11 | 2,481 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| Germany | 0 | #426 | 12 | 2,542 | |
| CL | 0 | #430 | 5 | 6,867 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #433 | 10 | 2,180 |
| ZA | 0 | #438 | 10 | 14,421 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #461 | 6 | 10,523 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #467 | 21 | 10,188 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #481 | 3 | 7,628 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #482 | 34 | 19,177 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #510 | 18 | 12,905 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #518 | 36 | 20,968 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #520 | 6 | 11,303 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #523 | 4 | 12,621 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #535 | 14 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #536 | 15 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #542 | 12 | 17,937 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #544 | 4 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #555 | 5 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #560 | 6 | 10,162 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #566 | 21 | 18,916 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #587 | 96 | 3,552 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #594 | 14 | 10,983 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #596 | 20 | 16,104 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #619 | 4 | 9,244 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #644 | 54 | 17,960 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #650 | 138 | 15,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #655 | 11 | 13,390 |
| LB | 0 | #683 | 8 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #694 | 4 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #696 | 12 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #783 | 3 | 12,213 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #786 | 167 | 5,697 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #810 | 142 | 5,873 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #854 | 82 | 25,931 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #869 | 10 | 14,506 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #892 | 25 | 8,487 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #909 | 22 | 5,610 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #912 | 7 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #920 | 6 | 15,035 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #938 | 18 | 5,933 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #963 | 20 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #975 | 7 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #978 | 17 | 24,821 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #992 | 10 | 16,750 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #993 | 186 | 25,619 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,001 | 9 | 14,742 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,043 | 69 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,068 | 25 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,116 | 13 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,227 | 8 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,229 | 8 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,249 | 6 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,392 | 80 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,435 | 12 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,599 | 16 | 28,008 |
Jonah is popular in 74 countries — most recent births per country:
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