Boys' name · since 1968
Onassis
18 babies named Onassis in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #29,823 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Onassis is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 18 have been recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onassis has been recorded 18 times among boys since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1997.
- #29,823 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 18 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onassis ranks #29,823 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #29,823 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Onassis's 18 recorded births place it above 34.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Onassis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Onassis's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Onassis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1997
- Peak year (1997)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Onassis by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (7 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Onassis's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Onassis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 7 births (39% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Onassis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~29 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, 1968–1997 (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 Onassis 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.