Will my child share the name Ona with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 8 UK babies named Ona per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ona in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Ona becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Ona is declining: down 192 places since 2020, to #3,035 in 2025. It peaked at #2,325 in 2022.

Is Ona a good choice for a distinctive name?

Ona is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.

Is Ona a popular baby name in the United States?

Ona does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice.

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Ona is a distinctive choice, ranked #3035 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ona in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

#3035

About the Name Ona

Ona is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 431 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #2325 in 2022 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2005.

Ona is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ona in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Ona

Ona Batlle — Ona Batlle Pascual is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Liga F club Barcelona and the Spain national team.
Ona Juknevičienė — Ona Juknevičienė is a Lithuanian politician and former Member of the European Parliament, part of the European Democrat Party and Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.
Ona Dokalskaitė-Paškevičienė — Ona Dokalskaitė-Paškevičienė was a Lithuanian-American painter.

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the name Ona

UK babies named Ona (2025)

< 1

Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)

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In a school of 600

↓ 192 places

Rank change (last 5 years)

🏫 Who else is in the room?

In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ona

Almost certainly the only Ona in the class

UK Popularity (2005–2025)

Rank and birth count · ONS official data

No US data available for this name

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Famous People Named Ona

Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia

Ona Batlleb. 1999

Ona Batlle Pascual is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Liga F club Barcelona and the Spain national team.

Ona Juknevičienė

Ona Juknevičienė is a Lithuanian politician and former Member of the European Parliament, part of the European Democrat Party and Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.

Ona Dokalskaitė-Paškevičienė

Ona Dokalskaitė-Paškevičienė was a Lithuanian-American painter.

Francis Ona

Francis Ona was the Supreme Commander of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) during the 1988–1998 Bougainville conflict.

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