How Many People Are Named Oneka?
An estimated 114 people in the United States have the first name Oneka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Oneka peaked in popularity in 1971 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Oneka 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 Oneka paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
114
About 1 in 3,006,617 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1971
14 births
Total Registered
125
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Oneka
Oneka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 125 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Oneka as a female name
Ranked #15,205 in 1996
5 female births in 1996
Peak: 1971 (14 births)
Oneka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Oneka span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 89 babies were registered. Oneka has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Oneka by Decade
How has Oneka 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.
Oneka by State
Oneka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Oneka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Oneka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Oneka?
We estimate approximately 114 people named Oneka 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 3,006,617 Americans share this first name.
Is Oneka a common name?
Oneka is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 125 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Oneka most popular?
Oneka reached peak popularity in 1971, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Oneka is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Oneka a female name?
Oneka is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Oneka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Oneka Smith, Oneka Johnson, Oneka 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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