Girls' name · since 1915
Vonna
Vonna has 1,095 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,050 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,095
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Vonna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,095 have been recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Vonna recorded 1,095 times among girls since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2021.
- #7,050 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,095 born since 1915
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vonna ranks #7,050 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,095 born since 1915, peaking in the 1950s.
- #7,050 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,095
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Vonna's 1,095 recorded births place it above 90.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Vonna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vonna's SSA record in two at 1947 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vonna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2021
- Peak year (1960)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Vonna by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (256 births, 23% of the file).
1950s was Vonna's strongest decade.
256 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Vonna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 23
1910s
23 births
- 1920s
1920s
114 births
- 1930s
1930s
220 births
- 1940s
1940s
227 births
- 1950s
1950s
256 births
- 1960s
1960s
189 births
- 1970s 50
1970s
50 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 256 births (23% of all-time use).
How Vonna 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 Vonna's total volume
Vonna by state
Where Vonna concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| 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% |
11 of 1,095 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Vonna's data
- Vonna's decade-level peak was the 1950s (256 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Vonnas (11 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vonna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~106 yrs)
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, 1915–2021 (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 Vonna 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.