Name meaning & stats
Oona
Oona. 1,776 US babies since 1940, peak 2015. Notable Oonas are 1.8× over-represented as ice hockey players.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 2015
1,776 US babies were named Oona between 1940 and 2025.
Oona around the world
- Belgium: 1,817 babies since 1995, peak 2011, No. 106 in 2025
- Scotland: 41 babies since 1974, peak 2022, No. 476 in 2024
- Sweden: 22 babies since 1998, peak 2022, No. 745 in 2022
- England & Wales: 363 babies since 1996, peak 2021, No. 1,512 in 2025
- France: 315 babies since 1900, peak 2022, No. 1,737 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Oonas end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Actor | 1.5× | Low · 9 people |
| Ice hockey player | 1.8× | Low · 4 people |
| Footballer | 1.1× | Low · 3 people |
| Film director | 1.4× | Low · 3 people |
Among notable women who are ice hockey players, Oonas show up 1.8× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 3 Onas spell it Oona
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2015)