Recorded 1915–1967 Girls' name Peak 1915 181 births

Onetta — girls' name

181 babies named Onetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s161920s581930s461940s291950s271960s5
1920s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Onetta was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

11 babies were named Onetta in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Onetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 181 babies named Onetta between 1915 and 1967, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Onetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Onetta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Onetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Onetta in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 181 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Onetta at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

181

Since 1915

53 years of records

Peak year

1915

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1915

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 1967

Onetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1915

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1915)
11
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
4681012 19671952194219361931192619201915 11

Onetta by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
58 births that decade — 32% of Onetta's all-time total
1910s161920s581930s461940s291950s271960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Onetta?
181 babies have been named Onetta since 1915. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1915 with 11 births.
When was Onetta most popular?
Onetta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Onetta been used?
Onetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 53 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Onetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oneida, Oneta, Oneita, Oneda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1967 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.