Girls' name · since 1925

Oneva

Oneva has 12 recorded births since 1925 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

12
total births
1925–1929
years on record
1920s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Oneva is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 12 have been recorded since 1925.

Oneva has 12 recorded births among girls since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 1929.

  • 12 total births
  • 1925–1929 years on record
  • 1920s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

12 girls have been named Oneva since 1925, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1929.

12
total births
1925–1929
years on record
1920s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Oneva was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

7 babies were named Oneva in 1925 - its busiest year on record.

Oneva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Oneva splits its recorded history at 1929: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1929 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Oneva at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

12

Since 1925

5 years of records

Peak year

1925

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1925

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1929

Oneva popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1929

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1925)
7
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19251929 5

Oneva by decade

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

1920s was Oneva's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Oneva births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oneva?
Since 1925, Social Security records show 12 babies named Oneva. The most recent recorded year was 1929. Its busiest year on record was 1925, with 7 births.
When was Oneva most popular?
Oneva was most popular in the 1920s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Oneva been used?
The SSA has tracked Oneva since 1925 -- 5 years through the most recent 1929 data.
What names are similar to Oneva?
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 July 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, 1925–1929 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Oneva: Baby Name Since 1925 - 12 Births, Peak 1925." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/oneva. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Oneva 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 July 2026.