Oneil — #8986 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Oneil

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,749 babies named Oneil between 1892 and 2024, spanning 133 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Oneil currently holds the #8986 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oneil performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 264 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Oneil shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 177 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Oneil in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oneil 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 1,749 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.