Junah
Boy · JOO-na · Hebrew
Junah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Junah mean?
Hebrew: possibly a variant of Jonah
Possibly a respelling of Jonah, the biblical prophet swallowed by a great fish.
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- JOO-na
Is Junah a girl's or a boy's name?
Junah is a boys' name.
How popular is Junah in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Junah in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Junah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
Names like Junah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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