Recorded 1917–2019 Girls' name Peak 1931 31 births

Onnalee — girls' name

31 babies named Onnalee in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s101930s62010s10
1920s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Onnalee was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

6 babies were named Onnalee in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Onnalee

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Onnalee between 1917 and 2019, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Onnalee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Onnalee performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Onnalee shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Onnalee 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 31 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.

Onnalee at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

31

Since 1917

103 years of records

Peak year

1931

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1917

Recorded for 103 years

Last year on file: 2019

Onnalee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1917

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1931)
6
Annual births at peak — across 103 years of records
4.555.566.5 201920171931192919251917 5

Onnalee by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 32% of Onnalee's all-time total
1910s51920s101930s62010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Onnalee?
31 babies have been named Onnalee since 1917. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1931 with 6 births.
When was Onnalee most popular?
Onnalee was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
How long has the name Onnalee been used?
Onnalee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 103 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Onnalee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Onnie, Onna, Onnika, Onnolee, and 2 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, 1917–2019 (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.