Given name & surname
Chona
Chona is a feminine given name. It is used in Cebuano.
Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Chona isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chona through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 37
- 0 boys · 37 girls
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 1973. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,053 as a first name in 2020; 192 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Chona’s family of names
Chona may belong to the same name family as CHONNA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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