Given name & surname
Ciona
“one who is steadfast”
Ciona is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “one who is steadfast.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “one who is steadfast.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ciona through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 36
- 0 boys · 36 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 9 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 5 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 2006.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ciona’s family of names
Ciona has a related form in Cionah. Ciona has a related form in Cyona. Ciona has a related form in Cyonah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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