Oona
Oona was the 2768th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 62 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 1639th with 131 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,129 places. More babies were named Oona in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,768 girls, down 435 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 62girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2015131 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,776babies recorded
Oona popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,768 | 62 |
| 2020 | #2,333 | 76 |
| 2010 | #3,798 | 41 |
| 2000 | #5,882 | 19 |
| 1990 | #14,564 | 5 |
| 1980 | #7,213 | 9 |
| 1970 | #7,710 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Oona, counting every spelling?
Oona is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,513 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,768 for Oona on its own. Together these spellings went to 123 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oona | 62 | #2,768 | 386 |
| Una | 49 | #3,245 | 263 |
| Onna | 12 | #8,736 | 55 |
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 Oona?
62 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Oona (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Oona 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 135 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Oona.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Oona?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Oona are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 20. That makes Oona a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Oona by state
How common Oona was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.3×). In 44 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 Oona: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Oona, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Oona
How popular is the name Oona?
Oona was the 2768th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 62 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 1639th with 131 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,129 places. More babies were named Oona in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Oona a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Oona in the US.
Where is Oona most popular?
In 2021–2025, Oona was most common in Washington (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Oregon.