Jonah is a boy's name of Hebrew and Biblical origin meaning “dove or pigeon.” In 2024 it was given to 2,879 boys in the United States.
Jonah belongs to the Biblical & Christian tradition. Its meaning — “dove or pigeon” — is the sense carried by its Hebrew and Biblical roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Jonah first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #124 in 2023, and in 2024 2,879 babies received the name — 82,424 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Jonah means “dove or pigeon” in its Hebrew and Biblical roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Jonah is a boy name. In 2024, 2,879 babies received the name in the US.
Jonah comes from the Biblical & Christian tradition.
Jonah first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #124 in 2023, and 2,879 babies were given the name in 2024.
Jonah is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒoʊnə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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