How Many People Are Named Oneida?
An estimated 1,055 people in the United States have the first name Oneida. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Oneida peaked in popularity in 1919 with 63 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Oneida 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 Oneida paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,055
About 1 in 324,886 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1919
63 births
Total Registered
2,268
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Oneida
Oneida is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,268 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Oneida as a female name
Ranked #10,940 in 2023
9 female births in 2023
Peak: 1919 (63 births)
Oneida: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Oneida span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 425 babies were registered. Oneida has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Oneida by Decade
How has Oneida 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.
Oneida by State
Birth registrations for Oneida span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, New York, Kentucky. The lowest are in West Virginia, Ohio, California. On average, about 32 Oneidas were registered per state.
Oneida + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Oneida as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Oneida: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Oneida?
We estimate approximately 1,055 people named Oneida 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 324,886 Americans share this first name.
Is Oneida a common name?
Oneida is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,268 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Oneida most popular?
Oneida reached peak popularity in 1919, when 63 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Oneida is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Oneida a female name?
Oneida is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Oneida Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Oneida Smith, Oneida Johnson, Oneida 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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