Ona

A girls’ name of Lithuanian origin, meaning grace, favor.

Babies a year
8
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3035
8 babies

Ona by the numbers

In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Ona. In the US, 29 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its American peak was 185 babies in 1916, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ona. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Oonalamb; a form of Una or Úna20 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Orapray or golden; mouth7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Olawealth or riches11 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Onnawoman or female17 in the US (2017)
  • Onidemon or ogre; also used as name16 in the US (2017)
  • Osadivine bear11 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Ona

Names that are said the same way as Ona, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Onah5 in the US (2017)
  • Onnah5 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean grace

Like Ona, each of these has grace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Gracegrace, favour1,309 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Milagracious, dear1,014 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Hannahgrace, favour5,878 in the US (2017)
  • Annagrace or favor4,528 in the US (2017)
  • Willowthe willow tree; grace, flexibility1,384 in England and Wales (2025)
  • GiannaGod is gracious3,188 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Ona

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