Girls' name · since 1918
Onolee
Onolee has 28 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #41,905 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Onolee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 28 have been recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onolee has been recorded 28 times among girls since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. 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 1926.
- #41,905 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 28 born since 1918
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onolee ranks #41,905 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.
- #41,905 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Onolee's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Onolee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Onolee's full recorded timeline at 1921, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Onolee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1926
- Peak year (1925)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Onolee by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (22 births, 79% of the file).
1920s was Onolee's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Onolee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 22 births (79% of all-time use).
Onolee by state
Where Onolee concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 17.9% |
5 of 28 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Onolees (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1918–1926 (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 Onolee 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.