Girls' name · since 1971
Oneika
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 94 babies named Oneika, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,825 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 94
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
94 girls have been named Oneika since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Oneika recorded 94 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1996.
- #27,825 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 94 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oneika ranks #27,825 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 94 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #27,825 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 94
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Oneika's 94 recorded births place it above 61.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Oneika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Oneika splits its recorded history at 1977: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Oneika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1996
- Peak year (1974)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Oneika by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (63 births, 67% of the file).
1970s was Oneika's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Oneika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
63 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 63 births (67% of all-time use).
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What to do with Oneika's data
- Oneika's decade-level peak was the 1970s (63 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Oneika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1971–1996 (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 Oneika 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.