Girls' name · since 1916
Onah
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Onah, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #53,875 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Onah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Onah recorded 11 times among girls since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2017.
- #53,875 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 1916
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onah ranks #53,875 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.
- #53,875 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Onah's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Onah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Onah's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Onah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2017
- Peak year (2017)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Onah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Onah's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Onah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Onah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Onah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.