Ona

A short, sweet name with plenty of substance, Ona is a multicultural choice, familiar in Spain, Lithuania, Egypt, and historically, in the US. Recent years have seen it reach the Catalonian Top 10 and the Spanish Top 100, while in the US, it hasn't appeared in the charts since the 1940s.

As a Lithuanian name, Ona is a variation of the classic Anna, giving it the meaning "grace", In this instance, it would be pronounced as o-NU (-U being like the u sound in up).

From its Spanish and Catalan roots, it's both a short form of Mariona (itself a variation of Maria), and a word name, meaning "wave" in Catalan. Here, it would be said as O-nuh.

It can additionally be used as a short form of the Basque Andreona ("good lady"), and as a nickname for any Uzbek name with the element ona which means "mother" or "respected woman". Beyond that, it may be related to Iona, Winona, Simona, Onora, Verona, Alyona, and so on.

Ona is also given to boys.

Pronounced OH-nuh.

As of October 2026, Ona ranked #3836 in US births in 1939 SSA, peaked at #1055 in 1885.