How Many People Are Named Onalee?
An estimated 402 people in the United States have the first name Onalee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Onalee peaked in popularity in 1928 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Onalee as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Onalee paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
402
About 1 in 852,623 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1928
35 births
Total Registered
999
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Onalee
Onalee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 999 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Onalee as a female name
Ranked #7,844 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 1928 (35 births)
Onalee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Onalee span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 246 babies were registered. Onalee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Onalee by Decade
How has Onalee tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Onalee by State
Birth registrations for Onalee span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan. On average, about 97 Onalees were registered per state.
Onalee + Last Name Combinations
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Onalee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Onalee?
We estimate approximately 402 people named Onalee are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 852,623 Americans share this first name.
Is Onalee a common name?
Onalee is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 999 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Onalee most popular?
Onalee reached peak popularity in 1928, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Onalee is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Onalee a female name?
Onalee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Onalee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Onalee Smith, Onalee Johnson, Onalee Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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