Boys' name · since 1917

Onas

29 babies named Onas in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#26,173 of 45,481
all-time among boys
29
born since 1917
1910s
peak decade

29 boys have been named Onas since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Onas has 29 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1942.

  • #26,173 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 29 born since 1917
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onas ranks #26,173 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1917, peaking in the 1910s.

#26,173 of 45,481
all-time among boys
29
born since 1917
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Onas's 29 recorded births place it above 42.29% 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.

Onas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Onas's full recorded timeline at 1920, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Onas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1942

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1919)
8
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
456789 19171919192019221942 5

Onas by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (13 births, 45% of the file).

1910s was Onas's strongest decade.

13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.

Onas births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 13 births (45% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Onas? ▼
Since 1917, Social Security records show 29 babies named Onas. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #26,173 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1942. Its busiest year on record was 1919, with 8 births.
Where does Onas sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onas ranks #26,173 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 Onas most popular? ▼
Onas was most popular in the 1910s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Onas been used? ▼
Records for Onas go back to 1917, giving 26 years of history through 1942.
What names are similar to Onas? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Onaje, Ona, Onathan, Onan, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Onas's data

  • Onas's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1940s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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

Keep exploring Onas

Nearby Names Like Onas

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

Onaje Boy
109 births
Ona Boy
92 births
Onathan Boy
47 births
Onan Boy
43 births
Onassis Boy
18 births

Compare Onas side by side: Onas vs Onaje Onas vs Ona Onas vs Onathan

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Onas: 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, 1917–1942 (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 Onas 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.