Girls' name · since 1897
Onelia
Since 1897, U.S. Social Security records show 139 babies named Onelia, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,580 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 139
- born since 1897
- 1910s
- peak decade
Onelia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 139 recorded since 1897.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onelia has been recorded 139 times among girls since 1897, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 2022.
- #23,580 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 139 born since 1897
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onelia ranks #23,580 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 139 born since 1897, peaking in the 1910s.
- #23,580 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 139
- born since 1897
- 1910s
- peak decade
Onelia's 139 recorded births place it above 67.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Onelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Onelia's SSA record in two at 1925 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1897, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Onelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–2022
- Peak year (1916)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Onelia by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (47 births, 34% of the file).
1910s was Onelia's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Onelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
47 births
- 1920s
1920s
39 births
- 1930s 14
1930s
14 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 47 births (34% of all-time use).
Onelia by state
Where Onelia concentrates geographically, total births since 1897
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 17 | 12.2% |
17 of 139 births nationwide.
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What to do with Onelia's data
- Onelia's decade-level peak was the 1910s (47 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.
- Florida records the most Onelias (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Onelia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1897–2022 (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 Onelia 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.