boy's name
Yonas
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 626
Yonas is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2003, when 22 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1985.
Yonas over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 16 |
| 1990s | 107 |
| 2000s | 120 |
| 2010s | 108 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 65 |
How popular is Yonas?
In 2025, Yonas was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Yonas is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Yonas
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yonas also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yonas over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yonas
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yonas — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yonas
How popular is the name Yonas?
In 2025, Yonas was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Yonas a girl's or a boy's name?
Yonas is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Yonas most popular?
Yonas peaked in 2003, when 22 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Yonas a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yonas currently ranks #5,972 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.