Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Onna 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 1927. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Onna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 656
- 0 boys · 656 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,736 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,736 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 21.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 33 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 631 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.
Onna’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Onna
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Onna, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Amina
“honest; trustworthy; faithful” · “faithful, trustworthy”
>99% girls
Alayna
“beautiful and fair woman; dear child”
>99% girls
Arianna
“resembling silver” · “one who is holy”
>99% girls
Alaina
“beautiful and fair woman; dear child”
>99% girls
Ariana
“resembling silver” · “one who is holy”
>99% girls
Norah
In English use, Norah is a diminutive of Honora. One Latin interpretation is “having a good name and integrity; an honorable woman.”
>99% girls
Anya
“a woman graced with God's favor”
>99% girls
Aylin
“having a moonlit halo”
1% boys · 99% girls