Girls' name · since 1942

Oona

1,776 babies named Oona in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#5,105 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,754 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,776
born since 1942
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Oona is the #2754 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,776 recorded since 1942.

Social Security Administration records show Oona recorded 1,776 times among girls since 1942, holding rank #2754 nationally today, ahead of 84% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2025.

  • #5,105 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,754 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,776 born since 1942
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oona ranks #5,105 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,754 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,776 born since 1942, peaking in the 2010s.

#5,105 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,754 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,776
born since 1942
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%84%
Oona vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Oona's 1,776 recorded births place it above 92.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

15 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Oona compares

1,776 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Oona's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Oona Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,776 376 567,345
Peak-year births 131 21 19,840

Oona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Oona's full recorded timeline at 1995, 86% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 14% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1942, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 131 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Oona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
131
Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
050100150 194219661975198419962004201220202025 62

Oona by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (718 births, 40% of the file).

2010s was Oona's strongest decade.

718 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Oona births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 718 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Oona compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Oona's total volume

Oona vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -74, 2.9%-121, 3.5%-87, 2.7%-142, 2.2%-111, 5%-105, 6.9%-50, 6.4%-68, 4.5%-99, 5.1%-107, 10.1%-36, 7%-135, 2.4%-47, 5.8%-39, 11.3%-108, 10.8%Oona-84, 7.4%Oona
Oona vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Oona by state

Where Oona concentrates geographically, total births since 1942

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Oona
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
252 14.2%
#2 New York
211 11.9%
#3 Washington
46 2.6%
#4 Massachusetts
31 1.7%
#5 Oregon
24 1.4%
#6 Illinois
16 0.9%
#7 Florida
12 0.7%
#8 Pennsylvania
10 0.6%
California share of Oona's total US births 14.2%
Even split

252 of 1,776 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Oona appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oona? ▼
Oona has been given to 1,776 babies in the U.S. since 1942, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #5,105 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #2,754 of 17,297. 131 babies were born in 2015, its single highest year.
Where does Oona sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oona ranks #5,105 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,754 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Oona most popular? ▼
Oona was most popular in the 2010s decade with 718 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Oona most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Oona are California (252 births), New York (211 births), Washington (46 births).
How long has the name Oona been used? ▼
Records for Oona go back to 1942, giving 84 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Oona? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oonagh. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Oona's data

  • Oona's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (718 total births) through the 2020s (462) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Oonas (252 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Oona

Nearby Names Like Oona

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Oona

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75 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Oona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1942–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Oona draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.