Jonay

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How to Pronounce Jonay

Pronounced joh-NAY /dʒoʊˈneɪ/Low

Meaning: Jonay has two honest routes. In much American use it is a Jo- plus -nay coinage close to Janae and Jonelle. Separately, Jonay is a genuine name from the Canary Islands, drawn from Garajonay, a mountain on La Gomera tied to a Guanche legend, used there for both boys and girls. We present both origins rather than merging them.Low

In 30 seconds: Jonay is a rare girls' name, a Jo- plus -nay build near Janae, and separately a Canarian Spanish name. It peaked softly in the late nineteen-eighties (said joh-NAY).

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Origin LowAmerican, Spanish

MeaningJonay has two honest routes. In much American use it is a Jo- plus -nay coinage close to Janae and Jonelle. Separately, Jonay is a genuine name from the Canary Islands, drawn from Garajonay, a mountain on La Gomera tied to a Guanche legend, used there for both boys and girls. We present both origins rather than merging them.

U.S. rank (2011)#18065 ↘ Falling

2011 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1989

Total births (all-time)≈ 151

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

Jonay can be read two ways. For many American girls it is a Jo- plus -nay coinage in the Janae family, its sense living in the sound. For others it carries the Canarian heritage of Garajonay, the La Gomera peak of legend. Both are real, so we keep them side by side rather than forcing a single story.

Jonay appeared in small numbers around the late nineteen-eighties in the United States, part of the era's Jo- and -nay coinages, and stayed rare. A girl named Jonay then would be in her mid-thirties today, marking it a late-eighties name.

Did you know? In the Canary Islands, Jonay comes from Garajonay, a peak on La Gomera named in an old Guanche love legend, and it is used there as a given name.

Overall data confidence 30%

References - Jonay — Jo- + -nay coinage near Janae; also Canarian Jonay (from Garajonay); both routes noted.

Variations

JanaeJonaeJonaiJonaye

Nicknames

JoNay

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Janae— the close name it parallels

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Jonay mean?

It is a Jo- plus -nay build near Janae, and separately a Canarian Spanish name from the peak Garajonay.

How do you pronounce Jonay?

It is said joh-NAY /dʒoʊˈneɪ/ - two syllables, stress on the second.

Is Jonay a boy or girl name?

Jonay is used as a girls' name.

How popular is Jonay?

It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fourteen girls a year even at its peak in the late nineteen-eighties, and never common.