Ona — #4653 US girls' name
7,917 babies named Ona in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 74% of names given to girls today.
18% of everyone ever named Ona was born in this single decade.
185 babies were named Ona in 1916 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Ona
The Social Security Administration has registered 7,917 babies named Ona between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ona currently holds the #4653 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 185 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Ona performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 1,448 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Ona shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 567 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Kentucky and Oklahoma. In total, SSA state-level files list Ona in 28 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Ona in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 7,917 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Ona at a glance
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Current rank
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Ona popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (1916)
- 185
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #4653 among girls.
7,917 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1916 with 185 births in a single year.
Ona popularity over time — boys
92 total births recorded since 1885 (Ona as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Ona accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Ona by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 1,448 births that decade — 18% of Ona's all-time total
Ona decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,448 births
- Runner-up 1,384 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Ona's strongest decade
1,448 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 18% of all-time use.
Ona by state
Where Ona concentrates geographically — total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 567 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 265 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 259 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 207 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 204 | 2.6% |
| #6 | West Virginia | | 182 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 159 | 2.0% |
| #8 | California | | 84 | 1.1% |
567 of 7,917 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 7.2% of nationwide
- Kentucky 3.3% of nationwide
- Oklahoma 3.3% of nationwide
- Arkansas 2.6% of nationwide
- Tennessee 2.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 28 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 7.2% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Ona appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.