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Jona

Male#760 most common in Croatia467 people in Croatia
Meaning:
Dove
Origin:
Hebrew

About the name Jona

A form of Jonah, from Hebrew 'dove'. The prophet Jonah is a well-known biblical figure; a short modern name.

Popularity with newborns

  • Boys · 2024 · 81 births · #46 that year

Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.

People with this name in Croatia

467 people in Croatia are called Jona, according to the 2021 census. That is #760 among all the names in Imenko.

Characteristics

BiblicalModernReligiousInternationalRare

Notable people called Jona

  • JonahBiblical prophet swallowed by a great fish

Sources

Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.