Given name & surname
Samona
“one who listens well”
Samona is a variant of Samone. In Hebrew use, Samone carries the interpretation “one who listens well.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Samona is a variant of Samone. In Hebrew use, Samone carries the interpretation “one who listens well.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Samona through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 311
- 0 boys · 311 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 15 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 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 1971. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 302 as a first name in 2020; 266 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Samona’s family of names
Samona has a related form in Samone. In Greek usage, Samona as a surname is a transliteration of Σαμωνά. In Greek usage, Samona as a surname is a transliteration of Σαμώνα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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