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Jonasia
How to Pronounce Jonasia
Pronounced joh-NAY-zhuh /dʒoʊˈneɪ.ʒə/Medium
Meaning: Jonasia is a modern blended coinage. It takes the familiar Jon or Jonas, ultimately from a Hebrew root meaning dove or gift of God, and adds the stylish -asia ending shared by names like Aja and Malasia. The result feels feminine and lyrical while nodding to a father's or family name at the front.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Jonasia is a coined name from the 1990s and 2000s, when American families, especially in Black communities, built girls' names by fusing a familiar element with a modish ending. The front carries Jon or Jonas, names rooted in the Hebrew for dove or gift of God, while the -asia tail matches a whole set of period favorites. It appears in United States records from the mid-1990s and was given to only a scattering of girls.
It never became common, reaching only a couple dozen girls a year at most, so a girl named Jonasia at that high would be in her mid-twenties today. It reads as an inventive tribute-style coinage rather than a revival, and parents often chose the simpler Asia or Jonelle instead.
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What does the name Jonasia mean?
It is a blended coinage joining Jon or Jonas, from a Hebrew root meaning dove or gift of God, to a fashionable -asia ending.
How do you pronounce Jonasia?
It's said joh-NAY-zhuh /dʒoʊˈneɪ.ʒə/, three syllables stressed in the middle.
Is Jonasia a boy or girl name?
Jonasia is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Jonasia?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak around the turn of the millennium.