Ona
Ona was the 5868th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 303rd; the most babies were born in 1916 (185). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,965 places. More babies were named Ona in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,868 girls, down 254 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1916185 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,031babies recorded
Ona popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 92 since 1885.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,868 | 21 |
| 2020 | #5,614 | 22 |
| 2010 | #7,145 | 18 |
| 2000 | #7,926 | 13 |
| 1990 | #5,005 | 19 |
| 1980 | #4,099 | 19 |
| 1970 | #2,835 | 25 |
| 1960 | #1,848 | 38 |
| 1950 | #1,269 | 53 |
| 1940 | #867 | 68 |
| 1930 | #666 | 107 |
| 1920 | #566 | 161 |
| 1910 | #409 | 94 |
| 1900 | #386 | 75 |
| 1890 | #346 | 56 |
| 1880 | #363 | 21 |
How popular is Ona, counting every spelling?
Ona has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Ona?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ona (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ona 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 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ona.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ona?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Ona are alive today, with a median age of 57; half are between 22 and 76. That makes Ona a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ona: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ona, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ona
How popular is the name Ona?
Ona was the 5868th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 303rd; the most babies were born in 1916 (185). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,965 places. More babies were named Ona in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Ona a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ona in the US.