Yonah
Boy name · #2963 in 2025 · Uniqueness 55/100
Yonah is currently the #2963 boy name in the United States — 42 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #4711, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 42,857 boys born in 2025 was named Yonah.
The 51-year story
Yonah first appears in the Social Security records in 1974, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 43 babies and a rank of #2915. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Yonah per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Yonah against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Yonah in class?
Yonah scores 55 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Yonah is most common
State-level data for Yonah is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Yonah
Statistically, parents drawn to Yonah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Salah, Mosiah, Mycah, Hersh, and Eliyah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Yonah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | #2941 |
| 2024 | 43 | #2915 |
| 2023 | 33 | #3474 |
| 2022 | 36 | #3278 |
| 2021 | 35 | #3297 |
| 2020 | 25 | #4020 |
| 2019 | 33 | #3426 |
| 2018 | 32 | #3446 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4594 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4470 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4711 |
| 2014 | 28 | #3693 |
| 2013 | 29 | #3582 |
| 2012 | 27 | #3807 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4822 |
| 2010 | 24 | #4099 |
| 2009 | 32 | #3399 |
| 2008 | 23 | #4267 |
| 2007 | 25 | #4011 |
| 2006 | 24 | #4001 |
| 2005 | 25 | #3710 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4793 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4426 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3670 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3512 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Yonah a popular boy name?
Yonah ranked #2963 among boys in 2025 with 42 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4711.
When was the name Yonah most popular?
Yonah peaked in 2024, when 43 American boys received the name (ranked #2915 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Yonah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 42,857 newborn American boys was named Yonah. It scores 55/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.