Girls' name · since 1970
Oneka
Oneka has 125 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,686 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 125
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
125 girls have been named Oneka since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Oneka has 125 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1996.
- #24,686 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 125 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oneka ranks #24,686 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 125 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #24,686 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 125
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Oneka's 125 recorded births place it above 65.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Oneka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Oneka's full recorded timeline at 1977, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Oneka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1996
- Peak year (1971)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Oneka by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (89 births, 71% of the file).
1970s was Oneka's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Oneka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
89 births
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 89 births (71% of all-time use).
Oneka by state
Where Oneka concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 4.0% |
5 of 125 births nationwide.
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What to do with Oneka's data
- Oneka's decade-level peak was the 1970s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Onekas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Oneka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1970–1996 (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 Oneka 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.