Recorded 1915–2021 Girls' name Peak 1960 1,095 births

Vonna — girls' name

1,095 babies named Vonna in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s231920s1141930s2201940s2271950s2561960s1891970s501980s61990s52020s5
1950s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Vonna was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

36 babies were named Vonna in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vonna

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,095 babies named Vonna between 1915 and 2021, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vonna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vonna performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 256 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Vonna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Missouri and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Vonna in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vonna 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 1,095 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.

Vonna at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

1,095

Since 1915

107 years of records

Peak year

1960

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1915

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2021

Vonna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1915

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1960)
36
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Vonna by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
256 births that decade — 23% of Vonna's all-time total
1910s231920s1141930s2201940s2271950s2561960s1891970s501980s61990s52020s5

Vonna by state

Where Vonna concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Vonna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 1.0%
#2 Missouri
11 1.0%
#3 Illinois
5 0.5%
#4 Texas
5 0.5%
#5 West Virginia
5 0.5%
California share of Vonna's total US births 1.0%
Even split

11 of 1,095 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vonna?
1,095 babies have been named Vonna since 1915. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1960 with 36 births.
When was Vonna most popular?
Vonna was most popular in the 1950s decade with 256 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
Where is Vonna most popular?
The top states for the name Vonna are California (11 births), Missouri (11 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Vonna been used?
Vonna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 107 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Vonna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vonda, Vonnie, Voncile, Vonetta, 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, 1915–2021 (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.