Girls' name · since 1904
Onalee
Onalee has 1,007 recorded births since 1904 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1928 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,474 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,980 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,007
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Onalee currently ranks #10980 among girls' names in America, with 1,007 babies recorded since 1904.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onalee has been recorded 1,007 times among girls since 1904, currently ranked #10980 nationally and more common than 37% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 2025.
- #7,474 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,980 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,007 born since 1904
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onalee ranks #7,474 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,980 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,007 born since 1904, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,474 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,980 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,007
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Onalee's 1,007 recorded births place it above 89.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Onalee compares
1,007 Top 32% higher than 68% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Onalee's all-time total is 168% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Onalee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,007 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Onalee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Onalee's SSA record in two at 1949 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1904, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1928 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Onalee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–2025
- Peak year (1928)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 122 years of records
Onalee by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (246 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Onalee's strongest decade.
246 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Onalee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
114 births
- 1920s
1920s
246 births
- 1930s
1930s
180 births
- 1940s
1940s
108 births
- 1950s 48
1950s
48 births
- 1960s 33
1960s
33 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 50
2000s
50 births
- 2010s
2010s
129 births
- 2020s 72
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 246 births (24% of all-time use).
How Onalee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Onalee's total volume
Onalee by state
Where Onalee concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 249 | 24.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 37 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
249 of 1,007 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Onalee's data
- Onalee's decade-level peak was the 1920s (246 total births); usage has since declined to 72 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Onalees (249 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Onalee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~121 yrs)
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, 1904–2025 (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 Onalee 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.