Yonah is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Yonah is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,989 for boy births in the United States (and #6,406 across all names), given to 42 babies. Yonah first appears in 1974 and peaked in 2024 (43 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,989 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,955 |
| 2023 | 42 | 42 | #11,134 | #3,563 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | #17,680 | #3,337 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,357 |
| 2020 | 32 | 32 | #13,419 | #4,136 |
| 2019 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,492 |
| 2018 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,522 |
| 2017 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,742 |
| 2016 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,618 |
| 2015 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,879 |
| 2014 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,784 |
| 2013 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,658 |
| 2012 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,891 |
| 2011 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,975 |
| 2010 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,235 |
| 2009 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,472 |
| 2008 | 28 | 28 | #20,401 | #4,390 |
| 2007 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,122 |
| 2006 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,101 |
| 2005 | 25 | 25 | — | #3,812 |
| 2004 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,003 |
| 2003 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,612 |
| 2002 | 23 | 23 | — | #3,791 |
| 2001 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,616 |
| 2000 | 17 | 17 | — | #4,568 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,885 |
| 1998 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,014 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | — | #7,267 |
| 1996 | 20 | — | — | #3,548 |
| 1995 | 17 | — | — | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 18 | — | — | #3,750 |
| 1993 | 12 | — | — | #4,996 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | — | #5,650 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | — | #9,628 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | — | #5,811 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | — | #7,890 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | — | #6,418 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | — | #8,136 |
| 1986 | 15 | — | — | #3,266 |
| 1985 | 14 | — | — | #3,397 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | — | #7,330 |
| 1983 | 12 | — | — | #3,628 |
| 1981 | 10 | — | — | #4,147 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | — | #6,231 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | — | #5,762 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | — | #6,001 |