Jona

Where Jona comes from

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  • Vowel-ended
Jona through the years
  1. 1933
    First appearance
    #3,753 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1964
    Peak, #1,497
    57 babies named Jona, the most in any year.
  3. 1972
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #2,598.
  4. 2022
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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