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Boy name Hebrew origin Multiple tradition

Jonas

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

2024 rank#556
2024 births531
Peak year2008
First appeared1880
Total US births28,064
2008 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Joey
Alternate spellings
JonahYunus
In other languages
Jonas (German/French/Scandinavian)Jonah (English)Yunus (Arabic)Giona (Italian)Jónás (Hungarian)

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Notable people named Jonas

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