Yonas
Yonas was Emperor of Ethiopia from 18 August 1797 to 4 January 1798, and a member of Solomonic dynasty. He was the son of Letezum, and the grandson of the Emperor Fasilides.
- Tigrinya
- Amharic
Meaning & Origin of Yonas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yonas was Emperor of Ethiopia from 18 August 1797 to 4 January 1798, and a member of Solomonic dynasty. He was the son of Letezum, and the grandson of the Emperor Fasilides.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Tigrinya
- Amharic
The Story of Yonas
Yonas first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1985, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 22 Yonass were born — ranking #3,838 that year. As of 2026, Yonas ranks #5,590 for baby boys with 17 births, rising sharply (+42% over the past five years). In total, more than 442 Yonass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Yonas
Yonas is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 442 births in the dataset. Yonas's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #3,324. Use the chart and map above to compare Yonas's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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