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Ona

girl name
Origin
Uncertain
Syllables
2
Peak era
1890s/1920s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

“Disputed origin: possibly the Lithuanian form of Anna, Hebrew, grace, or related to the Irish Oona/Una.”

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Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1890s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ona peaked in the 1890s and the 1920s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

105 people · the #39,884 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 29

1990s

Among people named Ona living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Ona

People given the name Ona in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1940 to 2009. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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The Ona deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Ona truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Ona fits with your family’s names and surname.

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