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girls' name ★ peaked 1917

Ona

Meaning Ona is a given name and a surname Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #5,868 Trend ↓ Falling 17%

Ona is a given name and a surname.

Rank 2025
#5,868
among girls · ↓1,123 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
21
named Ona · -28% vs 2024
How common
1 in 76,537
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1917
191 babies
All-time total
8,031
#1,925 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Ona popularity over time

8,031 babies have been named Ona since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 362 5 367 37 – #313
1890s 681 – 681 68 +86% #303
1900s 735 – 735 74 +8% #345
1910s 1,384 50 1,434 143 +95% #409
1920s 1,448 32 1,480 148 +3% #566
1930s 920 5 925 93 -37% #603
1940s 601 – 601 60 -35% #867
1950s 451 – 451 45 -25% #1,131
1960s 250 – 250 25 -45% #1,848
1970s 232 – 232 23 -7% #2,548
1980s 145 – 145 15 -37% #3,984
1990s 128 – 128 13 -12% #5,005
2000s 147 – 147 15 +15% #6,816
2010s 301 – 301 30 +105% #3,834
2020s (to 2025) 154 – 154 26 -15% #4,745

Where Ona is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 20 0.01 outside top 500
2027 20 0.01 outside top 500
2028 19 0.01 outside top 500
2029 19 0.01 outside top 500
2030 18 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Ona

Ona is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,868 in 2025 with 21 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 8,031 American babies have been named Ona. Its peak came in 1917, when 191 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ona stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ona?

The median living Ona is about 60 years old; half are between 25 and 78. An estimated 2,400 people named Ona are alive in the United States today.

median 60 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ona year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 21 #5,868 – –
2024 29 #4,745 – –
2023 28 #4,841 – –
2022 28 #4,876 – –
2021 26 #5,061 – –
2020 22 #5,614 – –
2019 39 #3,834 – –
2018 36 #4,058 – –
2017 30 #4,668 – –
2016 35 #4,216 – –
2015 39 #3,903 – –
2014 33 #4,430 – –
2013 20 #6,418 – –
2012 23 #5,849 – –
2011 28 #5,023 – –
2010 18 #7,145 – –
2009 16 #7,976 – –
2008 18 #7,328 – –
2007 18 #7,330 – –
2006 10 #11,221 – –
2005 17 #7,070 – –
2004 17 #7,019 – –
2003 17 #6,816 – –
2002 12 #8,688 – –
2001 9 #10,785 – –
2000 13 #7,926 – –
1995 15 #6,176 – –
1990 19 #5,005 – –
1985 16 #4,800 – –
1980 19 #4,099 – –
1975 31 #2,549 – –
1970 25 #2,835 – –
1965 28 #2,284 – –
1960 38 #1,848 – –
1955 45 #1,531 – –
1950 53 #1,269 – –
1945 65 #965 – –
1940 68 #867 – –
1935 83 #742 – –
1930 107 #666 – –
1925 159 #569 – –
1920 161 #566 – –
1915 168 #476 12 #2,265
1910 94 #409 – –
1905 76 #387 – –
1900 75 #386 – –
1895 66 #348 – –
1890 56 #346 – –
1885 33 #350 5 #1,055
1880 21 #363 – –

Famous people named Ona

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ona Munson Ona Munson American actress (1903–1955) Contemporary
  2. 2 Ona Zee Ona Zee American pornographic actress b. 1951 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Ona Carbonell Ona Carbonell Spanish synchronized swimmer b. 1990 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ona, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ona?

The median living Ona is about 60 years old. Half of all living Onas are between 25 and 78 years old.

How many people named Ona are alive today?

An estimated 2,400 people named Ona are alive in the United States, based on 8,031 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ona mean?

Ona is a given name and a surname.

How popular is the name Ona in 2025?

Ona ranked #5,868 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 21 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ona?

8,031 babies have been named Ona in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ona most popular?

Ona peaked in 1917, when 191 newborns received the name.

Is Ona a boy or girl name?

Ona is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ona rising or falling?

Ona has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Ona become more popular?

Ona is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 18 girls named Ona in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ona?

Well-known people named Ona include Ona Munson (actor), Ona Zee (pornographic actor), Ona Carbonell (swimmer).

Names like Ona

Names that sound and feel close to Ona: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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