Given name
Deonna
“of the sacred spring”
Deonna is a variant of Dionne. One English interpretation is “of the sacred spring.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Deonna 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. Deonna 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
Deonna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,761
- 5 boys · 3,756 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 108 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,306 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −49%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,306 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 49.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 108 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,921 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.
Deonna’s family of names
Deonna has a related form in Diane. Deonna has a related form in Dionne.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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