Boys' name · since 1913
Oniel
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 254 babies named Oniel, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,570 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,969 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 254
- born since 1913
- 2000s
- peak decade
Oniel currently ranks #8969 among boys' names in America, with 254 babies recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Oniel recorded 254 times among boys since 1913, holding rank #8969 nationally today, ahead of 36% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #11,570 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,969 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 254 born since 1913
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oniel ranks #11,570 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,969 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 254 born since 1913, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,570 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,969 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 254
- born since 1913
- 2000s
- peak decade
Oniel's 254 recorded births place it above 74.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Oniel compares
254 42nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Oniel's all-time total is 31% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Oniel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 254 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Oniel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Oniel's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1927, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Oniel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Oniel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (64 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Oniel's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Oniel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
64 births
- 2010s
2010s
39 births
- 2020s
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 64 births (25% of all-time use).
Oniel by state
Where Oniel concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 2.4% |
6 of 254 births nationwide.
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What to do with Oniel's data
- Oniel's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (64 total births) through the 2020s (36) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Oniels (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Oniel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Oniel 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.