Shem Tov Girl's nameOrigin: HebrewIn Israel: rare
YonitIn Hebrew: יונית · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
Yonit (Hebrew: יונית) is a girl's name of Hebrew origin. 1,588 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Its peak year was 1978, with 75 babies.
- People in Israel
- 1,588
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- —
- not in the list
- Peak year
- 1978
- 75 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Yonit
In Hebrew letters the name is יונית, read right to left. Yonit is the Latin spelling recorded in Wikidata; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.
We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.
Yonit by year in Israel
How many girls out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Yonit
How do you write Yonit in Hebrew?
Yonit is written יונית in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.
How many people in Israel are named Yonit?
1,588 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name יונית: 1,588 women and 0 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Yonit a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a girl's name: 100.0% of the people named יונית are women.
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.