Unisex name · since 1921
Onell
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 62 babies named Onell, peaking in 1934. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,541 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1921
- 1930s
- peak decade
62 girls have been named Onell since 1921, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onell has been recorded 62 times among girls since 1921, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1944.
- #32,541 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 62 born since 1921
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onell ranks #32,541 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1921, peaking in the 1930s.
- #32,541 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1921
- 1930s
- peak decade
Onell's 62 recorded births place it above 54.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Onell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Onell's SSA record in two at 1933 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1929, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1934 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Onell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1944
- Peak year (1934)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Onell popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1914 (Onell as boys' name)
Onell by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (40 births, 65% of the file).
1930s was Onell's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Onell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
17 births
- 1930s
1930s
40 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 40 births (65% of all-time use).
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What to do with Onell's data
- Onell's decade-level peak was the 1930s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- 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 Onell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~23 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, 1921–1944 (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 Onell 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.