Girls' name · since 1895
Oneita
Since 1895, U.S. Social Security records show 869 babies named Oneita, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,272 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 869
- born since 1895
- 1920s
- peak decade
869 girls have been named Oneita since 1895, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Oneita has 869 recorded births among girls since 1895, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 1964.
- #8,272 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 869 born since 1895
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oneita ranks #8,272 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 869 born since 1895, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,272 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 869
- born since 1895
- 1920s
- peak decade
Oneita's 869 recorded births place it above 88.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Oneita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Oneita splits its recorded history at 1928: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1904 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Oneita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–1964
- Peak year (1921)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Oneita by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (263 births, 30% of the file).
1920s was Oneita's strongest decade.
263 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Oneita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 28
1890s
28 births
- 1900s 69
1900s
69 births
- 1910s
1910s
210 births
- 1920s
1920s
263 births
- 1930s
1930s
129 births
- 1940s 91
1940s
91 births
- 1950s 61
1950s
61 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 263 births (30% of all-time use).
How Oneita compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Oneita's total volume
Oneita by state
Where Oneita concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
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What to do with Oneita's data
- Oneita's decade-level peak was the 1920s (263 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Oneitas (49 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Oneita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1895–1964 (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 Oneita 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.