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Oona

/ˈunə/ · 100% girls · 62 born in 2025

Oona has been given to about 1,776 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈunə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,749
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Oona per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2015 · 131
  • Born in 202562
  • All time1,776
  • England & Wales, 202520

How popular is Oona?

Its best year was 2015, when 131 babies were given the name, ranking 1639th. The typical living American called Oona is about 11 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Oona

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ona0.90
  2. Mona0.76
  3. Donna0.73
  4. Dona0.76
  5. Nona0.76
  6. Iona0.76
  7. Lona0.76
  8. Rona0.76

Middle names for Oona

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

Sibling names for Oona

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.93
  2. Yahyabrother · 0.93
  3. Maisysister · 0.92
  4. Matheobrother · 0.92
  5. Ayaneither · 0.92
  6. Laylanisister · 0.91

Where Oona is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.01%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

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

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

Oona across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.