babyNamedYona
“dove”probable meaning
Unisex name, of Hebrew origin. Lire en français
- most given unisex name in France
- 99th
- births in 2023–2025
- 80
- babies born in France
- 1 in 22,727
- −0.2% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2005
Meaning and origin of Yona
Yona is thought to mean “dove” and is of Hebrew origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Yona in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2005.
- Over recent years, Yona has been stable (−0.2% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Yona every 68 schools, all spellings combined.
Yona in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
30 babies in 3 years1 baby in 53,139
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
115 babies in 3 years1 baby in 86,727
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Yonah (in French)55
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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