Given name & surname
Theona
“one who is divine; godly”
Theona is a variant of Theola. One Greek interpretation is “one who is divine; godly.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Theona is a variant of Theola. One Greek interpretation is “one who is divine; godly.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Theona is a variant of Theola. An origin associated with Theola is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Theona through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 213
- 0 boys · 213 girls
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #17,047 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 17,047 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1927. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 214 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.
Theona’s family of names
Theona has a related form in Theola. In Greek usage, Theona as a surname is a transliteration of Θεονά. In Greek usage, Theona as a surname is a transliteration of Θεωνά.
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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