Recorded 1891–1971 Girls' name Peak 1918 852 births

Vona — girls' name

852 babies named Vona in U.S. Social Security records since 1891, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s141900s531910s1301920s1861930s1551940s1271950s951960s871970s5
1920s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Vona was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

28 babies were named Vona in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vona

The Social Security Administration has registered 852 babies named Vona between 1891 and 1971, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vona currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vona performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 186 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Vona shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vona in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vona 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 852 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.

Vona at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

852

Since 1891

81 years of records

Peak year

1918

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1891

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 1971

Vona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1891

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1918)
28
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
0102030 197119611952194319341925191619061891 7

Vona by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
186 births that decade — 22% of Vona's all-time total
1890s141900s531910s1301920s1861930s1551940s1271950s951960s871970s5

Vona by state

Where Vona concentrates geographically — total births since 1891

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vona
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 0.6%
Alabama share of Vona's total US births 0.6%

5 of 852 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vona?
852 babies have been named Vona since 1891. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1918 with 28 births.
When was Vona most popular?
Vona was most popular in the 1920s decade with 186 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Vona most popular?
The top states for the name Vona are Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Vona been used?
Vona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1891, spanning 81 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Vona?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vonda, Vonnie, Voncile, Vonna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1891–1971 (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.