Onan — #7804 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Onan

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Onan between 1921 and 2024, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Onan currently holds the #7804 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Onan performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Onan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Onan 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 43 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.