How Many People Are Named Jona?
people named Jona are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 162,909 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,277 babies named Jona in Social Security records from 1922 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
57 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Icelandic feminine form of JOHN.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Jona, 76.3% were girls and 23.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Jona fell from 100% in the 1950s to 38.7% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Jona alive today is about 38 years old, and 42% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 18 and 56 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Jona first appears in the records in 1922 and was given most often in 1964, to 57 babies. In 2025, 19 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1922 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Jona has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,508, in 1964. In 2025 it ranked #13,970. Among boys, its best rank was #3,570, in 1925.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13,970 | #6,627 |
| Best rank | #1,508 (1964) | #3,570 (1925) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,787 in the 1960s | #5,766 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Jona alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jona were born in California than in any other state: about 78 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Jona was given about 5.8 times as often in California.
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