Given name
Oonagh
“one who is pure; chaste”
Oonagh is a variant of Oona. In Gaelic use, Oona carries the interpretation “one who is pure; chaste.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Oonagh is a variant of Oona. In Gaelic use, Oona carries the interpretation “one who is pure; chaste.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Oonagh through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 75
- 0 boys · 75 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −66%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 189 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.
Oonagh’s family of names
In English usage, Oonagh has an alternative spelling in Oona. Oonagh has a related form in Oona.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Oonagh
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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