How Many People Are Named Jona?
An estimated 2,006 people in the United States have the first name Jona. It is used for both genders, with 77.3% female. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Jona peaked in popularity in 1964 with 57 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jona as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jona paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,006
About 1 in 170,865 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
77.3% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1964
57 births
Total Registered
2,258
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jona
Jona is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (22.7%) and females (77.3%). Out of 2,258 total births registered, 513 were male and 1,745 were female.
Jona as a male name
Ranked #4,120 in 2024
26 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (26 births)
Jona as a female name
Ranked #10,613 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1964 (57 births)
Jona: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jona span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 428 babies were registered. While Jona is less common than at its peak in the 1960s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jona by Decade
How has Jona tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jona by State
Birth registrations for Jona span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Washington, Ohio, Colorado. On average, about 23 Jonas were registered per state.
Jona + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jona as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jona
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jona: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jona?
We estimate approximately 2,006 people named Jona are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 170,865 Americans share this first name.
Is Jona a common name?
Jona is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,258 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jona most popular?
Jona reached peak popularity in 1964, when 57 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jona is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jona a female name?
Jona is predominantly female. 77.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jona Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jona Smith, Jona Johnson, Jona Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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