Given name
Jonam
“God is gracious”
Jonam is a variant of Jan. In Slavic use, Jan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Original GreekΙωναν
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jonam is a variant of Jan. In Slavic use, Jan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jonam is a biblical name, probably from Greek.
From biblical name research
How it developed
Possibly from the Hebrew verb hanan (חנן), “to be gracious.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2012. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Jonam appears in Luke 3:30.
From biblical name research
Jonam through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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