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Ona

Girl

Meaning of Ona: Irish: 'grace'

Ona is a girl's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 3 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 5565th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2411th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5565

21 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2411

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

8,031

First recorded 1880 · peak 1917

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 19 babies1982: 20 babies1983: 11 babies1984: 15 babies1985: 16 babies1986: 18 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 15 babies1989: 6 babies1990: 19 babies19901991: 17 babies1992: 11 babies1993: 12 babies1994: 16 babies1995: 15 babies1996: 9 babies1997: 7 babies1998: 14 babies1999: 8 babies2000: 13 babies20002001: 9 babies2002: 12 babies2003: 17 babies2004: 17 babies2005: 17 babies2006: 10 babies2007: 18 babies2008: 18 babies2009: 16 babies2010: 18 babies20102011: 28 babies2012: 23 babies2013: 20 babies2014: 33 babies2015: 39 babies2016: 35 babies2017: 30 babies2018: 36 babies2019: 39 babies2020: 22 babies20202021: 26 babies2022: 28 babies2023: 28 babies2024: 29 babies2025: 21 babies
US babies named Ona per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 39.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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