Onie
Last seen for girls in 1997 at #12,070 · Last seen for boys in 1955 at #3,505
Given to girls 86.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1883 · 16 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,786since 1880
Onie over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | — | |
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| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 | — | |
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| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | — | |
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| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | — | |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | — | |
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| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | — | |
| 1957 | — | — | ||
| 1956 | #4,161 | 9 | — | |
| 1955 | #4,740 | 7 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1954 | #3,490 | 11 | — | |
| 1953 | — | — | ||
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #3,373 | 6 |
| 1951 | — | #3,714 | 5 | |
| 1950 | — | — | ||
| 1949 | #2,726 | 14 | — | |
| 1948 | #2,701 | 14 | — | |
| 1947 | #3,448 | 10 | #3,370 | 6 |
| 1946 | #3,034 | 11 | — | |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,287 | 15 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #2,251 | 16 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,416 | 14 | #3,212 | 6 |
| 1941 | #2,532 | 12 | #2,656 | 8 |
| 1940 | #2,737 | 10 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,125 | 15 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,113 | 15 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1937 | #1,784 | 19 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1936 | #1,950 | 16 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #1,606 | 22 | #3,252 | 6 |
| 1934 | #1,913 | 17 | #3,679 | 5 |
| 1933 | #1,970 | 16 | #3,642 | 5 |
| 1932 | #1,754 | 20 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,750 | 20 | #2,864 | 8 |
| 1930 | #1,661 | 23 | #3,022 | 8 |
| 1929 | #1,598 | 24 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,738 | 23 | #3,697 | 6 |
| 1927 | #1,423 | 32 | #3,451 | 7 |
| 1926 | #1,541 | 28 | #3,385 | 7 |
| 1925 | #1,272 | 38 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,475 | 32 | #3,867 | 6 |
| 1923 | #1,428 | 32 | #2,772 | 10 |
| 1922 | #1,207 | 41 | #2,801 | 10 |
| 1921 | #1,115 | 47 | #2,502 | 12 |
| 1920 | #1,233 | 39 | #1,747 | 20 |
| 1919 | #1,057 | 47 | #2,877 | 9 |
| 1918 | #894 | 64 | #3,728 | 6 |
| 1917 | #1,110 | 41 | #2,188 | 13 |
| 1916 | #1,013 | 46 | #3,516 | 6 |
| 1915 | #944 | 49 | #2,070 | 13 |
| 1914 | #1,059 | 32 | #2,101 | 10 |
| 1913 | #901 | 35 | #1,580 | 12 |
| 1912 | #1,055 | 24 | #2,544 | 5 |
| 1911 | #801 | 29 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1910 | #710 | 35 | #1,314 | 7 |
| 1909 | #747 | 29 | — | |
| 1908 | #617 | 38 | — | |
| 1907 | #726 | 27 | — | |
| 1906 | #793 | 21 | — | |
| 1905 | #642 | 30 | #1,233 | 5 |
| 1904 | #537 | 38 | — | |
| 1903 | #862 | 16 | — | |
| 1902 | #849 | 17 | — | |
| 1901 | #603 | 27 | — | |
| 1900 | #656 | 29 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1899 | #537 | 31 | — | |
| 1898 | #750 | 20 | #1,002 | 6 |
| 1897 | #530 | 31 | #1,057 | 5 |
| 1896 | #651 | 23 | — | |
| 1895 | #547 | 29 | — | |
| 1894 | #609 | 23 | — | |
| 1893 | #535 | 27 | — | |
| 1892 | #510 | 28 | — | |
| 1891 | #589 | 20 | — | |
| 1890 | #548 | 23 | — | |
| 1889 | #543 | 22 | — | |
| 1888 | #512 | 24 | — | |
| 1887 | #633 | 13 | — | |
| 1886 | #556 | 16 | — | |
| 1885 | #542 | 16 | — | |
| 1884 | #501 | 17 | — | |
| 1883 | #480 | 16 | — | |
| 1882 | #530 | 12 | — | |
| 1881 | #623 | 8 | — | |
| 1880 | #679 | 7 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Onie was already there! It came in at #679, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1950–1951, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Onie is popular in 1919
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Georgia#424 · 1 in 4,643
- Arkansas#433 · 1 in 3,382
- Tennessee#460 · 1 in 5,175
- Mississippi#483 · 1 in 4,375
Best ever in a state: #272 in Mississippi, 1918.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | #424 | 8 | 1 in 4,643 |
| Arkansas | #433 | 6 | 1 in 3,382 |
| Tennessee | #460 | 5 | 1 in 5,175 |
| Mississippi | #483 | 5 | 1 in 4,375 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Onie
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1997
- Biggest jump: 325 spots in 1904 (#862 → #537)
- Biggest drop: 254 spots in 1912 (#801 → #1,055)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1883 at #480 (16 births)
- Births halved by 1945, 62 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 35 yrs · run 1880–1911
- Highest: 1 in 7,020 girls born in 1883 were named Onie (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 290,118 girls born in 1997 (0.00%)
- 22.5% of all girls named Onie (402) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1951, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 151 | #480 (1883) | #560 |
| 1890s | 255 | #510 (1892) | #581 |
| 1900s | 272 | #537 (1904) | #703 |
| 1910s | 402 | #710 (1910) | #954 |
| 1920s | 336 | #1,115 (1921) | #1,403 |
| 1930s | 183 | #1,606 (1935) | #1,863 |
| 1940s | 122 | #2,251 (1943) | #2,816 |
| 1950s | 38 | #3,490 (1954) | #4,680 |
| 1960s | 10 | #6,578 (1962) | #6,585 |
| 1970s | 5 | #7,995 (1970) | #7,995 |
| 1980s | 6 | #9,095 (1980) | #9,095 |
| 1990s | 6 | #12,070 (1997) | #12,070 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Onie in 1919
Top girls' names in 1919
Top boys' names in 1919
More about 1919
girls
1,130,117 girls got a published name in 1919; 1 in 24,045 of them was named Onie, which outranked 81.0% of the 5,559 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,042Phillis48
- #1,042Sigrid48
- #1,042Willene48
- #1,057Onie47
- #1,057Amie47
- #1,057Arletta47
- #1,057Bernetta47
- #1,075Arlie46
- #1,075Atha46
- #1,075Cathleen46
Tied with 17 names at #1,057; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
980,122 boys got a published name in 1919; 1 in 108,902 of them was named Onie, which outranked 40.2% of the 4,810 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,665Ysidro10
- #2,665Zenas10
- #2,665Zygmont10
- #2,877Onie9
- #2,877Abbie9
- #2,877Abelino9
- #2,877Adelaido9
- #3,115Abbott8
- #3,115Abron8
- #3,115Adair8
Tied with 237 names at #2,877; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.