Boys' name · since 1972

Onaje

109 babies named Onaje in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16,879 of 45,481
all-time among boys
109
born since 1972
1990s
peak decade

Onaje is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 109 have been recorded since 1972.

Onaje has 109 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2024.

  • #16,879 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 109 born since 1972
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onaje ranks #16,879 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 109 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.

#16,879 of 45,481
all-time among boys
109
born since 1972
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Onaje's 109 recorded births place it above 62.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Onaje's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Onaje's SSA record in two at 1994 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 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Onaje popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (1992)
9
Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
45678910 19721978198119921996199820002024 8

Onaje by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (50 births, 46% of the file).

1990s was Onaje's strongest decade.

50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Onaje births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 50 births (46% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Onaje? ▼
109 babies have been named Onaje since 1972. All-time, it sits at #16,879 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2024. The peak year was 1992 with 9 births.
Where does Onaje sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onaje ranks #16,879 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Onaje most popular? ▼
Onaje was most popular in the 1990s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Onaje been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Onaje since 1972 -- 53 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Onaje? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ona, Onathan, Onan, Onas, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Onaje's data

  • Onaje's decade-level peak was the 1990s (50 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Onaje

Nearby Names Like Onaje

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Onaje

Ona Boy
92 births
Onathan Boy
47 births
Onan Boy
43 births
Onas Boy
29 births
Onassis Boy
18 births

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Duanne
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Rockney
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Onaje: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1972–2024 (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 Onaje 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.