Boys' name · since 1917
Onesimo
Onesimo has 594 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,117 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 594
- born since 1917
- 1980s
- peak decade
Onesimo is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 594 have been recorded since 1917.
Onesimo has 594 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2023.
- #7,117 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 594 born since 1917
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onesimo ranks #7,117 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 594 born since 1917, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,117 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 594
- born since 1917
- 1980s
- peak decade
Onesimo's 594 recorded births place it above 84.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Onesimo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Onesimo's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Onesimo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2023
- Peak year (1982)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Onesimo by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (70 births, 12% of the file).
1980s was Onesimo's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Onesimo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
68 births
- 1930s
1930s
68 births
- 1940s
1940s
52 births
- 1950s
1950s
51 births
- 1960s
1960s
61 births
- 1970s
1970s
44 births
- 1980s
1980s
70 births
- 1990s
1990s
62 births
- 2000s
2000s
68 births
- 2010s
2010s
33 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 70 births (12% of all-time use).
How Onesimo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Onesimo's total volume
Onesimo by state
Where Onesimo concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 174 | 29.3% |
| #2 | California | | 16 | 2.7% |
| #3 | New Mexico | | 5 | 0.8% |
174 of 594 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Onesimo's decade-level peak was the 1980s (70 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Onesimos (174 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Onesimo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1917–2023 (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 Onesimo 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.