Ona Girl
How popular is Ona?
#5,721 girl name in 2025
21 baby girls were named Ona in the US in 2025, making it the 5721st most popular girl name.
2,347living people named Ona (est.)
61median age of people named Ona
8,031babies named Ona since 1880
1 in 157,873US babies born in 2025
Ona popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5,721 for girls (▼ 1054 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 21 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-46% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,841 in 2015, #5,483 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1916 (185 girls) |
| Highest rank | #300 in 1893 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ona counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Oona family of names ranked #1,543 for girls in 2025 (#1,492 the year before), with 100 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Oona | 62 | 62% |
| Ona | 21 | 21% |
| Onna | 12 | 12% |
| Onai | 5 | 5% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Ona by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 362 | #304 |
| 1890s | 681 | #300 |
| 1900s | 735 | #344 |
| 1910s | 1,384 | #406 |
| 1920s | 1,448 | #565 |
| 1930s | 920 | #597 |
| 1940s | 601 | #862 |
| 1950s | 451 | #1,115 |
| 1960s | 250 | #1,834 |
| 1970s | 232 | #2,506 |
| 1980s | 145 | #3,897 |
| 1990s | 128 | #4,863 |
| 2000s | 147 | #6,571 |
| 2010s | 301 | #3,787 |
| 2020s | 154 | #4,667 |
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Questions
- Is Ona a boy or girl name?
- Ona is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ona were girls.
- How popular is the name Ona?
- 21 baby girls were named Ona in the US in 2025, making it the 5721st most popular girl name.
- When was Ona most popular?
- Ona peaked in 1916, when 185 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #300 in 1893.
- How many people are named Ona?
- 8,031 babies have been named Ona in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,347 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 61.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.