Oneal
Oneal was the 11642nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked 784th; the most babies were born in 1932 (63). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,107 places. More babies were named Oneal in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,642 boys, down 4,718 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 193263 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,179babies recorded
Oneal popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 130 since 1910.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,642 | 6 |
| 2020 | #6,924 | 12 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #3,722 | 22 |
| 1990 | #4,344 | 13 |
| 1980 | #3,780 | 11 |
| 1970 | #2,473 | 15 |
| 1960 | #1,422 | 32 |
| 1950 | #1,001 | 49 |
| 1940 | #915 | 49 |
| 1930 | #913 | 54 |
| 1920 | #1,029 | 46 |
| 1910 | #1,027 | 11 |
| 1900 | #1,026 | 8 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Oneal, counting every spelling?
Oneal is a spelling of Oneil, a name family that had 13 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 13 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oneil | 7 | #10,405 | 38 |
| Oneal | 6 | #11,642 | 37 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Oneal?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Oneal (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Oneal born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Oneal.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Oneal?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Oneal are alive today, with a median age of 57; half are between 33 and 73. That makes Oneal a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Oneal: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Oneal, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Oneal
How popular is the name Oneal?
Oneal was the 11642nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked 784th; the most babies were born in 1932 (63). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,107 places. More babies were named Oneal in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Oneal a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Oneal in the US.