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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Jonah

Used in both girl and boy records

Jonah appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Jonah by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDJonah as a girl’s nameUS records 1964–2024
#7736girl rank2018peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDJonah as a boy’s nameUS records 1880–2024
#355boy rank2008peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Jonah in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl201836 uses#399220181964–202042 listed years
Boy20082,979 uses#12820201880–2020138 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.