Jona

Jona is a female given name: 96% of people named Jona are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 4 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 4%Female 96%

Jona · Jóna

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 4% male / 96% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Iceland, United States, Albania
Also spelled: Jóna
US births since 1880: 364 male / 1,649 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Jona

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Jona," in English, "Guten Tag Jona," in German. Jona is a female given name: about 96% of people named Jona are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Jona,

German

Guten Tag Jona,

French

Bonjour Jona,

Spanish

Estimado/a Jona:

Chinese

Jona您好：

Japanese

Jona様

English

Hi Jona,

German

Hi Jona,

French

Salut Jona,

Spanish

Hola Jona,

Chinese

Jona你好：

Japanese

Jona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 Jona by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Iceland	common	woman's name	2%
United States	uncommon	woman's name	18%
Albania	rare	woman's name	2%
Bulgaria	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

364 male · 1,649 female · 2,013 births recorded

Male 18%Female 82%

Since 1980: 32% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Jona a male or female name?

Jona is a female given name: 96% of people named Jona are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 4 countries covered.

How do I address Jona in an email?

Is Jona a unisex name?

Jona is not a unisex name: 4% of people named Jona are men. Jona leans strongly female 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 Jona a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jona (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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