Boy · #2,736 in 2026

Onis

Onís is a municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias, Spain. As of 2023, the population of the municipality equaled 746. Onís is bordered on the north by Llanes, on the south by the province of León, to the east by Cabrales and to the west by Cangas de Onís. The area of the municipality is 75 km2, with more than a third of its territory falling within Picos de Europa National Park.

Current Rank
#2,736
Peak Rank
#2,063 (1919)
Total Babies
263
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1921
First Year
1921
Last Year
1921
Peak Year
#5099
Peak Rank
5
Total Count
1
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Onis

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Onís is a municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias, Spain. As of 2023, the population of the municipality equaled 746. Onís is bordered on the north by Llanes, on the south by the province of León, to the east by Cabrales and to the west by Cangas de Onís. The area of the municipality is 75 km2, with more than a third of its territory falling within Picos de Europa National Park.

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Origin & history
Onís has been inhabited by humans since the Neolithic period following the last Ice Age . Artifacts from both the Roman and Moorish conquests of the area have both been discovered, though both peoples were later expulsed from the region. Onís was recorded as sending a representative, Pedro Suárez, to support Pedro I before the Castilian Civil War in the 14th century. It was first recognized as a municipality in 1504 and had its first representative, Juan González de Acebos, in the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias in 1594. During the French invasion of Spain , the French army inhab

The Story of Onis

Onis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1919: 15 births, good for #2,063 nationwide. About 31% of every Onis on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Onis last appeared in the published SSA data in 1968, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 263 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Onis

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Frequently Asked Questions about Onis

What does the name Onis mean?
Onís is a municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias, Spain. As of 2023, the population of the municipality equaled 746. Onís is bordered on the north by Llanes, on the south by the province of León, to the east by Cabrales and to the west by Cangas de Onís. The area of the municipality is 75 km2, with more than a third of its territory falling within Picos de Europa National Park.
How popular is Onis in 2026?
In 2026, Onis ranks #2,736 among boys' names in the U.S., with 10 babies given the name that year.
When was Onis most popular?
Onis reached its peak popularity in 1919, ranking #2,063 that year with 15 babies given the name.
Is Onis a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Onis is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name.
What names go well with Onis?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Onis include Rice, Hattie, Ludie. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Onis

Onis is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 263 births in the dataset. Onis's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #2,063. Use the chart and map above to compare Onis'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.