Recorded 1925–1929 Girls' name Peak 1925 12 births

Oneva — girls' name

12 babies named Oneva in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s12
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.

What the Data Says About Oneva

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Oneva between 1925 and 1929, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Oneva currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oneva performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oneva 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 12 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.

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 · 1929–1925

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1925)
7
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19291925 7

Oneva by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
12 births that decade — 100% of Oneva's all-time total
1920s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oneva?
12 babies have been named Oneva since 1925. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year 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?
Oneva has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 5 years of data through 1929.
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1925–1929 (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.