How Many People Are Named Yonah?
An estimated 882 people in the United States have the first name Yonah. It is predominantly male (97.1%). The average bearer is 18 years old, and Yonah peaked in popularity in 2024 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yonah 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 Yonah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
882
About 1 in 388,610 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.1% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2024
43 births
Total Registered
895
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yonah
Yonah is predominantly male (97.1%), though 26 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Yonah as a male name
Ranked #2,938 in 2024
43 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (43 births)
Yonah as a female name
Ranked #11,120 in 2023
9 female births in 2023
Peak: 2023 (9 births)
Yonah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yonah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 255 babies were registered. While Yonah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yonah by Decade
How has Yonah 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.
Yonah by State
Birth registrations for Yonah span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, California. The lowest are in California, New Jersey, New York. On average, about 159 Yonahs were registered per state.
Yonah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yonah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Yonah
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
Yonah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yonah?
We estimate approximately 882 people named Yonah 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 388,610 Americans share this first name.
Is Yonah a common name?
Yonah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 895 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yonah most popular?
Yonah reached peak popularity in 2024, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yonah is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yonah a male name?
Yonah is predominantly male. 97.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yonah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yonah Smith, Yonah Johnson, Yonah 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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