Recorded 1918–2011 Boys' name Peak 1981 246 births

Onofre — boys' name

246 babies named Onofre in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s151930s311940s261950s301960s121970s411980s391990s202000s172010s5
1970s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Onofre was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

10 babies were named Onofre in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Onofre

The Social Security Administration has registered 246 babies named Onofre between 1918 and 2011, spanning 94 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Onofre currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Onofre performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Onofre shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Mexico and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Onofre in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Onofre 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 246 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.

Onofre at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

246

Since 1918

94 years of records

Peak year

1981

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1918

Recorded for 94 years

Last year on file: 2011

Onofre popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1918

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1981)
10
Annual births at peak — across 94 years of records
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Onofre by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
41 births that decade — 17% of Onofre's all-time total
1910s101920s151930s311940s261950s301960s121970s411980s391990s202000s172010s5

Onofre by state

Where Onofre concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Onofre
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
13 5.3%
#2 New Mexico
6 2.4%
#3 California
5 2.0%
Texas share of Onofre's total US births 5.3%
Even split

13 of 246 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Onofre?
246 babies have been named Onofre since 1918. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1981 with 10 births.
When was Onofre most popular?
Onofre was most popular in the 1970s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Onofre most popular?
The top states for the name Onofre are Texas (13 births), New Mexico (6 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Onofre been used?
Onofre has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 94 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Onofre?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Onofrio, Onorio. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1918–2011 (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.