Recorded 1916–2017 Girls' name Peak 2017 11 births

Onah — girls' name

11 babies named Onah in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s52010s6
2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Onah was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

6 babies were named Onah in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Onah

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Onah between 1916 and 2017, spanning 102 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Onah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Onah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Onah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Onah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Onah at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

11

Since 1916

102 years of records

Peak year

2017

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1916

Recorded for 102 years

Last year on file: 2017

Onah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1916

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2017)
6
Annual births at peak — across 102 years of records
4.555.566.5 20171916 5

Onah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
6 births that decade — 55% of Onah's all-time total
1910s52010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Onah?
11 babies have been named Onah since 1916. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2017 with 6 births.
When was Onah most popular?
Onah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Onah been used?
Onah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 102 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Onah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ona, Onalee, Onawa, Onaleigh, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.