How Many People Are Named Onita?
An estimated 408 people in the United States have the first name Onita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Onita peaked in popularity in 1925 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Onita 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 Onita paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Onita is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
Estimated Living Americans
408
About 1 in 840,084 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1925
34 births
Total Registered
1,162
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Onita
Onita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,162 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Onita as a female name
Ranked #5,164 in 1981
14 female births in 1981
Peak: 1925 (34 births)
Onita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Onita span from the 1890s to the 1980s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 266 babies were registered. Onita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Onita by Decade
How has Onita 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.
Onita by State
Birth registrations for Onita span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas. The lowest are in Tennessee, Louisiana, Kentucky. On average, about 21 Onitas were registered per state.
Onita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Onita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Onita
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Onita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Onita?
We estimate approximately 408 people named Onita 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 840,084 Americans share this first name.
Is Onita a common name?
Onita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,162 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Onita most popular?
Onita reached peak popularity in 1925, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Onita is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Onita a female name?
Onita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Onita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Onita Smith, Onita Johnson, Onita 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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