How Many People Are Named Yonas?
An estimated 403 people in the United States have the first name Yonas. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Yonas peaked in popularity in 2003 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yonas 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 Yonas paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
403
About 1 in 850,507 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2003
22 births
Total Registered
409
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yonas
Yonas is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 409 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yonas as a male name
Ranked #6,155 in 2024
15 male births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (22 births)
Yonas: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yonas span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 120 babies were registered. While Yonas is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yonas by Decade
How has Yonas 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.
Yonas by State
Yonas + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yonas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yonas: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yonas?
We estimate approximately 403 people named Yonas 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 850,507 Americans share this first name.
Is Yonas a common name?
Yonas is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 409 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yonas most popular?
Yonas reached peak popularity in 2003, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yonas is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yonas a male name?
Yonas is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yonas Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yonas Smith, Yonas Johnson, Yonas 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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