Onell
The Story of Onell
As a girl name
Onell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1921, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1934: 9 births, good for #2,923 nationwide. The 1930s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 65% of all recorded Onells. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1944 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 62 Onells have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Onell on the record books as a boy name in 1914, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1914, when 5 Onells were born — ranking #3,264 that year. The 1910s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Onells. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1923 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 10 Onells have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Onell
Onell is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 62 births in the dataset. Onell's peak popularity came in 1934 when it ranked #2,923. Use the chart and map above to compare Onell's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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