Boys' name · since 1892
Oneil
Since 1892, U.S. Social Security records show 1,757 babies named Oneil, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,573 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,745 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,757
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
Oneil currently ranks #9745 among boys' names in America, with 1,757 babies recorded since 1892.
Social Security Administration records show Oneil recorded 1,757 times among boys since 1892, holding rank #9745 nationally today, ahead of 30% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 2025.
- #3,573 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,745 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,757 born since 1892
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oneil ranks #3,573 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,745 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,757 born since 1892, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,573 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,745 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,757
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
Oneil's 1,757 recorded births place it above 92.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Oneil compares
1,757 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Oneil's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Oneil | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,757 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Oneil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Oneil's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1892, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Oneil popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
Oneil popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 1915 (Oneil as girls' name)
Oneil by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (264 births, 15% of the file).
1920s was Oneil's strongest decade.
264 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Oneil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
115 births
- 1920s
1920s
264 births
- 1930s
1930s
185 births
- 1940s
1940s
171 births
- 1950s
1950s
142 births
- 1960s 85
1960s
85 births
- 1970s 83
1970s
83 births
- 1980s
1980s
149 births
- 1990s
1990s
198 births
- 2000s
2000s
189 births
- 2010s
2010s
125 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 264 births (15% of all-time use).
How Oneil compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Oneil's total volume
Oneil by state
Where Oneil concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 177 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 144 | 8.2% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 15 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Maine | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.3% |
177 of 1,757 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Oneil's data
- Oneil's decade-level peak was the 1920s (264 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Oneils (177 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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 Oneil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~133 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, 1892–2025 (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 Oneil 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.