The baby name Ona is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced OH-nah,/ˈoʊnə/.
Ona is Catalan, Lithuanian in Origin.
The baby name Ona is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced OH-nah,/ˈoʊnə/.
Ona is Catalan, Lithuanian in Origin.
Ona is a multicultural name with several roots. In Lithuanian it is the standard form of Anna, ultimately from Hebrew Channah, “grace” or “favor.” In Catalan, ona is the everyday word for “wave,” giving the name a fresh, nature-evoking sense. It is also used as a streamlined spelling of Irish Úna/Oona (often linked to Irish uan, “lamb,” though the etymology is debated).
Use spans centuries: Ona appears in medieval Lithuania among nobility and remains traditional there, with diminutives like Onutė and a name day tied to St. Anne (July 26). In Catalonia the name surged in the late 20th and early 21st centuries and now ranks high for girls. Gaelic variants gained wider notice via figures like Oona O’Neill. Related forms include Oona, Una, Úna, Oonagh, and the broader Anna/Anne/Hannah family.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW | 0 | #18 | 2 | 960 | |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| AL | 0 | #65 | 11 | 2,372 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #74 | 262 | 1,904 |
| LT | 0 | #77 | 11 | 949 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #113 | 2 | 5,459 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #116 | 33 | 4,216 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #134 | 2 | 1,786 |
| Belgium | Girls | 2024 | #143 | 43 | 424 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #147 | 80 | 4,141 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #148 | 4 | 2,166 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #150 | 5 | 4,685 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #152 | 2 | 3,773 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2019 | #172 | 2 | 1,585 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #175 | 3 | 2,769 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #234 | 4 | 7,146 |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #262 | 2 | 7,056 |
| NG | 0 | #269 | 4 | 5,926 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #277 | 2 | 7,507 |
| Canada | Girls | 2020 | #279 | 5 | 2,919 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #284 | 6 | 8,139 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #289 | 10 | 5,122 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #292 | 3 | 3,687 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| Finland | 0 | #298 | 10 | 830 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #309 | 46 | 5,096 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #329 | 4 | 5,862 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #338 | 3 | 6,459 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #356 | 4 | 8,829 |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #361 | 31 | 1,368 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #372 | 15 | 8,413 |
| EG | 0 | #391 | 10 | 6,387 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #394 | 12 | 3,185 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| Spain | 0 | #423 | 30 | 2,326 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| ZA | 0 | #433 | 15 | 14,421 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #483 | 16 | 11,913 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #518 | 8 | 11,303 |
| LY | 0 | #521 | 15 | 12,703 | |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #558 | 3 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #577 | 10 | 18,916 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #586 | 14 | 8,289 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #589 | 9 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #602 | 4 | 10,045 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #604 | 12 | 16,104 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #626 | 114 | 3,895 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #634 | 351 | 14,742 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #641 | 370 | 5,561 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #641 | 5 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #650 | 2 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #735 | 5 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #757 | 30 | 15,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #823 | 16 | 4,949 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #832 | 55 | 15,035 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #888 | 29 | 8,487 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #906 | 46 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #907 | 29 | 25,931 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #937 | 58 | 24,821 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #940 | 16 | 5,933 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #952 | 190 | 25,928 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| MA | 0 | #1,094 | 35 | 20,986 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,098 | 14 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,099 | 80 | 25,619 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,145 | 8 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,155 | 22 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,202 | 10 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,382 | 65 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,685 | 7 | 28,008 |
Ona is popular in 73 countries — most recent births per country:
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