Total births
74
US rank #14175 Girls' name Peak 2017 74 births
Oonagh — #14175 US girls' name
74 babies named Oonagh in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#14175
of 17,661 girls in use
More common than 20% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
51% of everyone ever named Oonagh was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
8 babies were named Oonagh in 2017 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Oonagh
The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Oonagh between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Oonagh currently holds the #14175 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Oonagh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Oonagh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Oonagh 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 74 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.
Oonagh at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2017
Current rank
#14,175
Active since
1997
Oonagh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997
- Peak year (2017)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
Oonagh by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 38 births that decade — 51% of Oonagh's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Oonagh? ▼
74 babies have been named Oonagh since 1997. It currently ranks #14175 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 8 births.
When was Oonagh most popular? ▼
Oonagh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Oonagh been used? ▼
Oonagh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Oonagh? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oona. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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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, 1997–2024 (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.