Boys' name · since 1918
Onofre
Onofre has 246 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,772 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 246
- born since 1918
- 1970s
- peak decade
246 boys have been named Onofre since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onofre has been recorded 246 times among boys since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2011.
- #11,772 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 246 born since 1918
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onofre ranks #11,772 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 246 born since 1918, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,772 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 246
- born since 1918
- 1970s
- peak decade
Onofre's 246 recorded births place it above 74.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Onofre's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Onofre's full recorded timeline at 1965, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Onofre popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2011
- Peak year (1981)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2011.
246 total births across 94 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1981 with 10 births in a single year.
Onofre by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (41 births, 17% of the file).
1970s was Onofre's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Onofre births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 15
1920s
15 births
- 1930s
1930s
31 births
- 1940s
1940s
26 births
- 1950s
1950s
30 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
41 births
- 1980s
1980s
39 births
- 1990s
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 41 births (17% of all-time use).
Onofre decade highlights
- Peak decade 41 births
- Runner-up 39 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Onofre by state
Where Onofre concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 13 | 5.3% |
| #2 | New Mexico | | 6 | 2.4% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 2.0% |
13 of 246 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 5.3% of nationwide
- New Mexico 2.4% of nationwide
- California 2.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 3 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 5.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Onofre's data
- Onofre's decade-level peak was the 1970s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Onofres (13 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 Onofre: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1918–2011 (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 Onofre 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.
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