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Jonah
say it joh-nuh
What Jonah means
- Hebrew and Biblical dove; the prophet swallowed by a great fish Hebrew Bible, New Testament and Quran: prophet swallowed by a great fish; Yunus in the Quran
How popular it is
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 51 in Northern Ireland (2025)
- no. 127 in Austria (2020)
- no. 130 in the US (2024)
- no. 137 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 165 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 189 in Switzerland (2025)
- no. 212 in Australia (2024)
- no. 227 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
In the United States it was most popular around 2020.
Other forms
Yona, Yunus, Jonas, Yonah, Giona
Names with a similar meaning
Jonas Callum Malcolm Yunus Calum Malcom Coleman Yona Mal Colm Yonas Kálmán
Jonah in stories
- Spider-Man: J. Jonah Jameson, the Daily Bugle's blustering editor