Recorded 1913–1979 Boys' name Peak 1922 269 births

Onofrio — boys' name

269 babies named Onofrio in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s651920s1091930s351940s151960s111970s34
1920s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Onofrio was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

17 babies were named Onofrio in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Onofrio

The Social Security Administration has registered 269 babies named Onofrio between 1913 and 1979, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Onofrio currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Onofrio performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Onofrio shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 118 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Onofrio in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Onofrio 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 269 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.

Onofrio at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

269

Since 1913

67 years of records

Peak year

1922

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1913

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 1979

Onofrio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1913

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1922)
17
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
05101520 197919701945193319281924192019161913 6

Onofrio by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
109 births that decade — 41% of Onofrio's all-time total
1910s651920s1091930s351940s151960s111970s34

Onofrio by state

Where Onofrio concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Onofrio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
118 43.9%
New York share of Onofrio's total US births 43.9%

118 of 269 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Onofrio?
269 babies have been named Onofrio since 1913. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1922 with 17 births.
When was Onofrio most popular?
Onofrio was most popular in the 1920s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Onofrio most popular?
The top states for the name Onofrio are New York (118 births).
How long has the name Onofrio been used?
Onofrio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 67 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Onofrio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Onofre, 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, 1913–1979 (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.