Name meaning & stats
Jona
Jona means “God is gracious” (Hebrew origin). 2,243 US babies since 1940, peak 1964.
What it means
“God is gracious”
HebrewSpelling of Johnna
In US birth records
Peak year: 1964
2,243 US babies were named Jona between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Jona (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
1 in 9 Johnnas spell it Jona
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1964)