Recorded 1917–1942 Boys' name Peak 1919 29 births

Onas — boys' name

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.

1910s131920s111940s5
1910s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Onas was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

8 babies were named Onas in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Onas

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Onas between 1917 and 1942, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Onas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Onas performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Onas shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Onas 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 29 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.

Onas at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

29

Since 1917

26 years of records

Peak year

1919

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1917

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1942

Onas popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1919)
8
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
456789 19421922192019191917 5

Onas by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
13 births that decade — 45% of Onas's all-time total
1910s131920s111940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Onas?
29 babies have been named Onas since 1917. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1919 with 8 births.
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?
Onas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 26 years of data 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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–1942 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.