Ona is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Ona means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Ona across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Ona has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Ona is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “grace or unity”. A Lithuanian form of Anna, also linked to Latin unus.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 8,031 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 112 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Ona per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1917 (191/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2022 (11/yr).
Ona has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1917, when it ranked #880 nationally (given to 191 babies that year).
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