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Jonah

Pronounced JH OW1 N AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 2008
  • 145 years in use
  • Biblical
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How popular is Jonah?

Jonah is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 83,196 children — the 354th most common boys' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2008, when 2,987 children were given it.

01,2502,5003,7505,00018901920195019802010
2008Boys: 2,987Girls: 17

Characteristics

  • Biblical (Person)
  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
JH OW1 N AH0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Jonah

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Jonah

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Jonah?
Jonah ranks 354th among boys' names in US records, with 83,196 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 27,709.
Is Jonah a unisex name?
No. Jonah is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Jonah most popular?
2008, when 2,987 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.