Jonah

“dove”

Boy’s name, of Hebrew origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Jonah

Jonah means “dove” and is of Hebrew origin.

It peaked in 2023.
Over recent years, Jonah has been stable (+3.7% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Jonah every 26 schools, all spellings combined.

Jonah ranks 51^st in Northern Ireland, 126^th in United States and 138^th in England and Wales, against 461^st in France.

Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
51^st boys’ name134 babies in 3 years1 boy in 190+2.2% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
126^th boys’ name8,621 babies in 3 years1 boy in 596+1.7% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
163^rd boys’ name74 babies in 3 years1 boy in 602+5.9% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
138^th boys’ name1,134 babies in 3 years1 boy in 729+1.5% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
173^rd boys’ name232 babies in 3 years1 boy in 733+0.7% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
165^th boys’ name79 babies in 3 years1 boy in 759+7.7% a year
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
203^rd boys’ name70 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,026−5.5% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
291^st boys’ name47 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,048

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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