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Yona is the Hebrew form of Jonah, most famously associated with the biblical prophet. While traditionally masculine in its original context, it is used as a unisex name in modern times and also appears as a feminine name in Japanese culture meaning 'bear'.
Less common today
Yona isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,650 in 2024.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Influential Israeli poet
Hungarian-born French architect and theorist
Protagonist and princess of the Kingdom of Kouka · Yona of the Dawn
Olympic diver representing Jamaica
