Given name & surname
Deona
“of the sacred spring”
Deona is a variant of Dionne. One English interpretation is “of the sacred spring.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Deona is a variant of Dionne. One English interpretation is “of the sacred spring.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Deona is a variant of Diane. The history of Diane gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Diane is associated with the goddess of the moon and the hunt.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Deona through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,172
- 0 boys · 1,172 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 36 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,641 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,641 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 36 in 1995. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 987 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Deona’s family of names
Deona has a related form in Diane. Deona has a related form in Dionne. In Greek usage, Deona as a surname is a transliteration of Δεονά.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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