How Many People Are Named Onesha?
An estimated 109 people in the United States have the first name Onesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Onesha peaked in popularity in 1994 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Onesha 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 Onesha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
109
About 1 in 3,144,535 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1994
17 births
Total Registered
113
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Onesha
Onesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 113 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Onesha as a female name
Ranked #17,697 in 2003
5 female births in 2003
Peak: 1994 (17 births)
Onesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Onesha span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 95 babies were registered. Onesha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Onesha by Decade
How has Onesha 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.
Onesha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Onesha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Onesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Onesha?
We estimate approximately 109 people named Onesha 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 3,144,535 Americans share this first name.
Is Onesha a common name?
Onesha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 113 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Onesha most popular?
Onesha reached peak popularity in 1994, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Onesha is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Onesha a female name?
Onesha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Onesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Onesha Smith, Onesha Johnson, Onesha 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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