How Many People Are Named Oney?
An estimated 18 people in the United States have the first name Oney. It is used for both genders, with 64.1% male. The average bearer is 82 years old, and Oney peaked in popularity in 1919 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Oney 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 Oney paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 82, Oney is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1954.
- Oney is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
18
About 1 in 19,041,908 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
64.1% confidence
Average Age
82
years old
Peak Year
1919
13 births
Total Registered
170
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Oney
Oney is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (64.1%) and females (35.9%). Out of 170 total births registered, 109 were male and 61 were female.
Oney as a male name
Ranked #3,441 in 1956
7 male births in 1956
Peak: 1916 (8 births)
Oney as a female name
Ranked #3,701 in 1939
7 female births in 1939
Peak: 1929 (9 births)
Oney: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Oney span from the 1880s to the 1950s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 69 babies were registered. Oney has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Oney by Decade
How has Oney 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.
Oney + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Oney as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Oney
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Oney: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Oney?
We estimate approximately 18 people named Oney 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 19,041,908 Americans share this first name.
Is Oney a common name?
Oney is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 38.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 170 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Oney most popular?
Oney reached peak popularity in 1919, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Oney is approximately 82 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Oney a male name?
Oney is predominantly male. 64.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Oney Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Oney Smith, Oney Johnson, Oney 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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