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Ona

/əˈnɑ/ · 99% girls · 21 born in 2025

Ona has been given to about 8,031 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1917, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/əˈnɑ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,773
Median age today69 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ona per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1917 · 191
  • Born in 202521
  • All time8,031
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Ona?

Its best year was 1917, when 191 babies were given the name, ranking 488th. The typical living American called Ona is about 69 years old today.

Names that sound like Ona

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Mona0.81
  2. Donna0.78
  3. Dona0.81
  4. Nona0.81
  5. Lona0.81
  6. Rona0.81
  7. Zona0.81
  8. Jonna0.78

Middle names for Ona

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ona Josephine0.84
  2. Ona Rose0.83
  3. Ona Louise0.83
  4. Ona June0.82
  5. Ona Pearl0.82
  6. Ona Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Ona

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lettiesister · 0.92
  2. Luellasister · 0.91
  3. Ilasister · 0.90
  4. Cleoeither · 0.88
  5. Forestbrother · 0.85
  6. Archiebrother · 0.83

Where Ona is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ona White0.78
    2. Ona Reyes0.78
    3. Ona Nguyen0.78
    4. Ona Moore0.78
    5. Ona Lee0.78
    6. Ona Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Ona

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.