Chona

pet form of Asunción (assumption) or Encarnación (incarnation) (Spanish)

Chona is a spanish / filipino girl name in the Philippines. PSA rank #248 (31,902 records), 2 syllables.

Spanish / Filipino Spanish colonial
PSA rank
#248
Count
31,902
Syllables
2
Origin
Spanish / Filipino
Historical layer
Spanish colonial
Sound
Neutral

Origin and meaning

pet form of Asunción (assumption) or Encarnación (incarnation) (Spanish)

Chona began as a Spanish pet form for formal names like Asunción or Encarnación. In the Philippines, widespread colloquial usage led to many diminutive forms being registered directly as standalone given names during the mid-20th century.

Derived as a traditional Spanish hypocoristic for Marian names such as Asunción or Encarnación, which subsequently became adopted as an independent given name in the Philippines.

Spanish 80% Filipino 20%

Name character

Strength
3/5
Modernity
2/5
Formal feel
2/5
Sound: Neutral Everyperson Pairs with long surnames Travels well High origin confidence

In the Philippines

Widely familiar across the Philippines, especially among women born in the mid-to-late 20th century. It is used either as a standalone given name or in compound pairings such as Chona Mae or Chona Marie.

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Chona with popular surnames

How the first name sits with a mother's maiden surname and father's surname.

Chona dela Cruz Garcia 79
2–3–3 · CCG
Chona dela Cruz Reyes 84
2–3–2 · CCR
Chona Garcia dela Cruz 80
2–3–3 · CGC
Chona Garcia Reyes 89
2–3–2 · CGR
Chona Reyes dela Cruz 84
2–2–3 · CRC
Chona Reyes Garcia 88
2–2–3 · CRG
Chona Ramos dela Cruz 84
2–2–3 · CRC
Chona Ramos Garcia 88
2–2–3 · CRG
Chona Ramos Reyes 83
2–2–2 · CRR
Chona Mendoza dela Cruz 80
2–3–3 · CMC
Chona Mendoza Garcia 84
2–3–3 · CMG
Chona Mendoza Reyes 89
2–3–2 · CMR
Chona Santos dela Cruz 84
2–2–3 · CSC
Chona Santos Garcia 88
2–2–3 · CSG
Chona Santos Reyes 84
2–2–2 · CSR
Chona Flores dela Cruz 84
2–2–3 · CFC
Chona Flores Garcia 88
2–2–3 · CFG
Chona Flores Reyes 82
2–2–2 · CFR
Chona Gonzales dela Cruz 78
2–3–3 · CGC
Chona Gonzales Garcia 81
2–3–3 · CGG
Chona Gonzales Reyes 85
2–3–2 · CGR

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How do I use Chona with two Filipino surnames?

Chona is the given name. The full name is Chona + mother's maiden surname + father's surname. Score a pair from a combination page or the homepage search.

Is Chona a common girl name in the Philippines?

PSA rank #248 describes how often this given name appears in Philippine records — not whether it is a better name. Fit with both family surnames still matters more for the birth certificate.