How Many People Are Named Onora?
An estimated 90 people in the United States have the first name Onora. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Onora peaked in popularity in 2020 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Onora 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 Onora paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Onora is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
90
About 1 in 3,808,382 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2020
12 births
Total Registered
91
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Onora
Onora is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 91 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Onora as a female name
Ranked #10,046 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (12 births)
Onora: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Onora span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 52 babies were registered. While Onora is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Onora by Decade
How has Onora 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.
Onora + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Onora as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Onora
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Onora: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Onora?
We estimate approximately 90 people named Onora 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 3,808,382 Americans share this first name.
Is Onora a common name?
Onora is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 63% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 91 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Onora most popular?
Onora reached peak popularity in 2020, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Onora is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Onora a female name?
Onora is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Onora Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Onora Smith, Onora Johnson, Onora 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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