Deona
Deona was the 13641st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 2601st; the most babies were born in 1995 (36). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,309 places. More babies were named Deona in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,641 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199536 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,172babies recorded
Deona popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,641 | 6 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #7,996 | 15 |
| 2000 | #4,564 | 26 |
| 1990 | #3,544 | 30 |
| 1980 | #5,042 | 14 |
| 1970 | #3,333 | 19 |
| 1960 | #4,860 | 8 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Deona, counting every spelling?
Deona is a spelling of Deonna, a name family that had 15 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 15 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deonna | 9 | #10,306 | 71 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Deona?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Deona (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Deona born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Deona.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Deona?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Deona are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 26 and 50. That makes Deona mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Deona by state
How common Deona was among girls born in each state in 1993–1997, around its peak. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Deona: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Deona, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Deona
How popular is the name Deona?
Deona was the 13641st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 2601st; the most babies were born in 1995 (36). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,309 places. More babies were named Deona in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Deona a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Deona in the US.
Where was Deona most popular?
In 1993–1997, Deona was most common in Illinois (0.01 per 1,000 girls).