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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Oneta

Oneta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1915, when it ranked 883rd; the most babies were born in 1922 (68). More babies were named Oneta in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192268 babies
Total since 1880
1,465babies recorded

Oneta popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#5,0638
1950#3,60610
1940#1,58025
1930#1,22938
1920#94760
1910#1,25814
1900#2,1485
1890——
1880——

How popular is Oneta, counting every spelling?

Oneta has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Oneta?

About 200 people born in the US named Oneta are alive today, with a median age of 80; half are between 72 and 87. That makes Oneta a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Oneta by state

How common Oneta was among girls born in each state in 1920–1924, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (8.8×), Texas (5.4×), Missouri (3.4×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesMO0.15Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesAR0.10Tennessee: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTN0.04North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.40 per 1,000 babiesOK0.40Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesTX0.25Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Oneta, girls, 1920–1924. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Oneta: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Oneta, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Oneta

How popular is the name Oneta?

Oneta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1915, when it ranked 883rd; the most babies were born in 1922 (68). More babies were named Oneta in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Oneta a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,465 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Oneta most popular?

In 1920–1924, Oneta was most common in Oklahoma (0.40 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Missouri.