Is Jona a boy or girl name?
Jona is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 9 girls and 26 boys were named Jona, so 25.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 77.3% of the 2,258 US babies named Jona were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,120
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,613
- Babies named Jona since 1922
- 2,258
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 57 babies
Boys and girls named Jona, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 61 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 175 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 428 | 100% |
| 1970s | 36 | 303 | 89.4% |
| 1980s | 43 | 268 | 86.2% |
| 1990s | 49 | 182 | 78.8% |
| 2000s | 105 | 142 | 57.5% |
| 2010s | 154 | 98 | 38.9% |
| 2020s | 109 | 71 | 39.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26 | #4,120 | 9 | #10,613 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,530 | 19 | #6,268 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,775 | 11 | #9,320 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,171 | 14 | #7,799 |
| 2020 | 25 | #4,073 | 18 | #6,464 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,405 | 10 | #10,076 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,408 | 13 | #8,340 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,652 | 9 | #11,103 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,662 | 6 | #15,180 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,497 | 16 | #7,427 |
| 2014 | 14 | #6,137 | 11 | #9,828 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,800 | 8 | #12,532 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,836 | 18 | #6,987 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,402 | 7 | #14,004 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,877 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,634 | 11 | #10,296 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,243 | 10 | #11,171 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,547 | 19 | #6,945 |
| 2006 | 8 | #9,111 | 7 | #14,259 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,589 | 9 | #11,321 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,850 | 16 | #7,226 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,473 | 15 | #7,376 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,552 | 16 | #6,860 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,725 | 24 | #4,903 |
| 2000 | 11 | #6,107 | 15 | #6,969 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,835 | 10 | #9,107 |
| 1998 | 8 | #7,184 | 22 | #4,861 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,670 | 25 | #4,280 |
| 1996 | 9 | #6,230 | 17 | #5,641 |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,292 | 18 | #5,303 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,666 | 18 | #5,341 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,224 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,135 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,260 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,585 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,149 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,445 | 25 | #3,748 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,520 | 22 | #3,909 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,590 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,438 | 22 | #3,776 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,453 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,478 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,399 | 38 | #2,506 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,323 | 39 | #2,465 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,728 | 34 | #2,716 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,407 |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,717 | 32 | #2,647 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,318 | 21 | #3,532 |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,259 | 29 | #2,686 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,767 |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,007 | 33 | #2,362 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,394 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,626 |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,162 | 32 | #2,395 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,938 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,879 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,952 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,832 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,842 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,874 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,508 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,533 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,841 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,617 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,168 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,368 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,533 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,446 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,572 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,040 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,336 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,365 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,682 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,194 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,511 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,277 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,610 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,683 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,814 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,258 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,889 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,947 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,920 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,566 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,024 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,964 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,518 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,572 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,637 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jona reached #3,572 in 1925. As a girl name, it reached #1,508 in 1964. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jona
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.