Unisex name · since 1914

Oney

109 babies named Oney in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16,880 of 45,481
all-time among boys
109
born since 1914
1920s
peak decade

Oney sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 109 recorded since 1914.

Oney has 109 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1914 to 1956.

  • #16,880 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 109 born since 1914
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oney ranks #16,880 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 109 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.

#16,880 of 45,481
all-time among boys
109
born since 1914
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Oney's 109 recorded births place it above 62.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Oney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Oney's SSA record in two at 1925 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Oney popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1956

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1916)
8
Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
456789 1914191819211925193119381956 7

Oney popularity over time - girls

61 total births recorded since 1884 (Oney as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 61 births
45678910 1884190019171918191919201924192619291939 7

Oney by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (42 births, 39% of the file).

1920s was Oney's strongest decade.

42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Oney births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 42 births (39% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oney? ▼
Oney has been given to 109 babies in the U.S. since 1914, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #16,880 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1956. 8 babies were born in 1916, its single highest year.
Where does Oney sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oney ranks #16,880 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Oney most popular? ▼
Oney was most popular in the 1920s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Is Oney a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Oney is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 109 births, and as a girl's name it has 61 births.
How long has the name Oney been used? ▼
Records for Oney go back to 1914, giving 43 years of history through 1956.
What names are similar to Oney? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oneal, Oneil, Onesimo, Oneill, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Oney's data

  • Oney's decade-level peak was the 1920s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Oney

Nearby Names Like Oney

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Oney

Oneal Boy
#10732 3,049 births
Oneil Boy
#9745 1,757 births
Onesimo Boy
594 births
Oneill Boy
87 births
Onesimus Boy
50 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Oney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1914–1956 (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 Oney 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.