Girls' name · since 1893
Oneta
Oneta has 1,465 recorded births since 1893 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,788 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,465
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,465 girls have been named Oneta since 1893, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oneta has been recorded 1,465 times among girls since 1893, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 1972.
- #5,788 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,465 born since 1893
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oneta ranks #5,788 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,465 born since 1893, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,788 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,465
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Oneta's 1,465 recorded births place it above 91.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Oneta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Oneta splits its recorded history at 1931: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1893 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 68 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Oneta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–1972
- Peak year (1922)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Oneta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (502 births, 34% of the file).
1920s was Oneta's strongest decade.
502 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Oneta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 22
1890s
22 births
- 1900s 72
1900s
72 births
- 1910s
1910s
344 births
- 1920s
1920s
502 births
- 1930s
1930s
273 births
- 1940s 137
1940s
137 births
- 1950s 83
1950s
83 births
- 1960s 26
1960s
26 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 502 births (34% of all-time use).
How Oneta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Oneta's total volume
Oneta by state
Where Oneta concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 312 | 21.3% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 181 | 12.4% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 72 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 24 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.3% |
312 of 1,465 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Oneta's data
- Oneta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (502 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Onetas (312 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Oneta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1893–1972 (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 Oneta 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.