Boys' name · since 1999
Onkar
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Onkar, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,959 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Onkar sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 16 recorded since 1999.
Social Security Administration records show Onkar recorded 16 times among boys since 1999, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2017.
- #30,959 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 16 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onkar ranks #30,959 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #30,959 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Onkar's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Onkar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Onkar's full recorded timeline at 2009, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Onkar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2017
- Peak year (2017)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Onkar by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (6 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Onkar's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Onkar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6 births (38% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Onkar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1999–2017 (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 Onkar 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.