Boys' name · since 1979
Onel
Onel has 43 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,250 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 43
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
43 boys have been named Onel since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Onel recorded 43 times among boys since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2023.
- #23,250 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 43 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onel ranks #23,250 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,250 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 43
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Onel's 43 recorded births place it above 48.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Onel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Onel's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Onel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2023
- Peak year (1992)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Onel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (16 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Onel's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Onel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 16 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Onel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Onel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1979–2023 (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 Onel 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.