How Many People Are Named Vona?
An estimated 229 people in the United States have the first name Vona. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 73 years old, and Vona peaked in popularity in 1918 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vona as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Vona paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 73, Vona is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1963.
Estimated Living Americans
229
About 1 in 1,496,744 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
73
years old
Peak Year
1918
28 births
Total Registered
852
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vona
Vona is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 852 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Vona as a female name
Ranked #9,612 in 1971
5 female births in 1971
Peak: 1918 (28 births)
Vona: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vona span from the 1890s to the 1970s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 186 babies were registered. Vona has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vona by Decade
How has Vona tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Vona by State
Vona + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vona as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vona
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vona: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vona?
We estimate approximately 229 people named Vona are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,496,744 Americans share this first name.
Is Vona a common name?
Vona is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 852 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vona most popular?
Vona reached peak popularity in 1918, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vona is approximately 73 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vona a female name?
Vona is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vona Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vona Smith, Vona Johnson, Vona Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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