Given name & surname
Vona
“a young archer”
Vona is a variant of Vonna. In French use, Vonna carries the interpretation “a young archer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Vona is a variant of Vonna. In French use, Vonna carries the interpretation “a young archer.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1891. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vona through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 852
- 0 boys · 852 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 28 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 1971. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 28 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 368 as a first name in 2020; 785 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.
Vona’s family of names
Vona has a related form in Vonna. In Greek usage, Vona as a surname is a transliteration of Βόνα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
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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