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Boy name Hebrew origin Multiple tradition

Jonah

JOH-nuh · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Dove
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish
Religion
Multiple
Style era
modern
Themes
biblical · animal
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#126
2024 births2,879
Peak year2008
First appeared1880
Total US births82,424
2008 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Joey
Alternate spellings
JonasYunus
In other languages
Jonah (English)Jonas (German/French)Yunus (Arabic)Yonah (Hebrew)Giona (Italian)

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