Girls' name · since 1925
Onetha
Since 1925, U.S. Social Security records show 79 babies named Onetha, peaking in 1949. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,800 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 79
- born since 1925
- 1940s
- peak decade
Onetha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 79 have been recorded since 1925.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onetha has been recorded 79 times among girls since 1925, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 1959.
- #29,800 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 79 born since 1925
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onetha ranks #29,800 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 79 born since 1925, peaking in the 1940s.
- #29,800 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 79
- born since 1925
- 1940s
- peak decade
Onetha's 79 recorded births place it above 58.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Onetha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Onetha's SSA record in two at 1940 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1949 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Onetha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1959
- Peak year (1949)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Onetha by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (26 births, 33% of the file).
1940s was Onetha's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Onetha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
19 births
- 1930s
1930s
16 births
- 1940s
1940s
26 births
- 1950s
1950s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 26 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Onetha's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (26 total births) through the 1950s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Onetha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1925–1959 (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 Onetha 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.