How Many People Are Named Oneta?
An estimated 195 people in the United States have the first name Oneta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 80 years old, and Oneta peaked in popularity in 1922 with 68 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Oneta 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 Oneta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 80, Oneta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1956.
Estimated Living Americans
195
About 1 in 1,757,715 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
80
years old
Peak Year
1922
68 births
Total Registered
1,465
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Oneta
Oneta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,465 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Oneta as a female name
Ranked #7,942 in 1972
6 female births in 1972
Peak: 1922 (68 births)
Oneta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Oneta span from the 1890s to the 1970s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 502 babies were registered. Oneta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Oneta by Decade
How has Oneta 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.
Oneta by State
Birth registrations for Oneta span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri. The lowest are in Tennessee, Mississippi, Indiana. On average, about 87 Onetas were registered per state.
Oneta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Oneta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Oneta
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Oneta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Oneta?
We estimate approximately 195 people named Oneta 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 1,757,715 Americans share this first name.
Is Oneta a common name?
Oneta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,465 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Oneta most popular?
Oneta reached peak popularity in 1922, when 68 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Oneta is approximately 80 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Oneta a female name?
Oneta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Oneta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Oneta Smith, Oneta Johnson, Oneta 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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