Onie
Onie was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 494th; the most babies were born in 1918 (64). More babies were named Onie in the 1910s 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
- 191864 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,063babies recorded
Onie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | #9,981 | — | 6 | — |
| 1970 | #8,920 | — | 5 | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | #2,907 | — | 10 | — |
| 1930 | #1,694 | #3,214 | 23 | 8 |
| 1920 | #1,241 | #1,802 | 39 | 20 |
| 1910 | #718 | #1,389 | 35 | 7 |
| 1900 | #672 | #1,273 | 29 | 6 |
| 1890 | #556 | — | 23 | — |
| 1880 | #722 | — | 7 | — |
How popular is Onie, counting every spelling?
Onie has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How old are people named Onie?
About 200 people born in the US named Onie are alive today, with a median age of 80; half are between 71 and 87. That makes Onie a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Onie by state
How common Onie was among girls born in each state in 1916–1920, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (5.3×), Texas (2.2×). In 41 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Onie
How popular is the name Onie?
Onie was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 494th; the most babies were born in 1918 (64). More babies were named Onie in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Onie a boy or girl name?
No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,786 girls and 277 boys.
Where was Onie most popular?
In 1916–1920, Onie was most common in Mississippi (0.22 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arkansas and Tennessee.