Given name
Vonya
“a young archer”
Vonya is a variant of Vonna. In French use, Vonna carries the interpretation “a young archer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Vonya 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 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vonya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 84
- 0 boys · 84 girls
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 12 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 1978. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 1973. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 163 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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