Girls' name · since 1899
Onita
Onita has 1,162 recorded births since 1899 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,774 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,162
- born since 1899
- 1920s
- peak decade
Onita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,162 recorded since 1899.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onita has been recorded 1,162 times among girls since 1899, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 1981.
- #6,774 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,162 born since 1899
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onita ranks #6,774 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,162 born since 1899, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,774 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,162
- born since 1899
- 1920s
- peak decade
Onita's 1,162 recorded births place it above 90.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Onita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Onita splits its recorded history at 1944: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Onita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–1981
- Peak year (1925)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Onita by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (266 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Onita's strongest decade.
266 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Onita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 24
1900s
24 births
- 1910s
1910s
127 births
- 1920s
1920s
266 births
- 1930s
1930s
207 births
- 1940s
1940s
151 births
- 1950s
1950s
165 births
- 1960s
1960s
124 births
- 1970s 78
1970s
78 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 266 births (23% of all-time use).
How Onita compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Onita's total volume
Onita by state
Where Onita concentrates geographically, total births since 1899
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 94 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 24 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.4% |
94 of 1,162 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Onita's data
- Onita's decade-level peak was the 1920s (266 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Onitas (94 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Onita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1899–1981 (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 Onita 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.