Yonah

Yonah is a unisex given name: about 84% of people named Yonah are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 84%Female 16%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 84% male / 16% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Israel
US births since 1880: 631 male / 5 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Yonah

To address Yonah when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Yonah," in English, "Guten Tag Yonah," in German. About 84% of people named Yonah are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Yonah,

German

Guten Tag Yonah,

French

Bonjour Yonah,

Spanish

Estimado/a Yonah:

Chinese

Yonah您好：

Japanese

Yonah様

English

Hi Yonah,

German

Hi Yonah,

French

Salut Yonah,

Spanish

Hola Yonah,

Chinese

Yonah你好：

Japanese

Yonahさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Yonah by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	99%
Israel	rare	woman's name	25%

United States birth data

631 male · 5 female · 636 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 99% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Yonah a male or female name?

Yonah is a unisex given name: about 84% of people named Yonah are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Yonah in an email?

Is Yonah a unisex name?

Yonah is not a unisex name: 84% of people named Yonah are men. Yonah leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Yonah a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/yonah (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_yonah,
  title  = {Is Yonah a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/yonah},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}