Onnie
1389 Onnie, provisional designation 1935 SS1, is a stony Koronian asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 13 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 28 September 1935, by Dutch astronomer Hendrik van Gent at Leiden Southern Station, annex to the Johannesburg Observatory in South Africa.
Meaning & Origin of Onnie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
1389 Onnie, provisional designation 1935 SS1, is a stony Koronian asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 13 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 28 September 1935, by Dutch astronomer Hendrik van Gent at Leiden Southern Station, annex to the Johannesburg Observatory in South Africa.
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The Story of Onnie
As a girl name
American parents first put Onnie on the record books as a girl name in 1886, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 33 Onnies were born — ranking #1,403 that year. About 24% of every Onnie on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Onnie last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Onnie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1885, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1915: 26 births, good for #1,306 nationwide. About 21% of every Onnie on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Onnie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1988, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 657 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Onnie
Onnie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1886 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Onnie's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #1,403. Use the chart and map above to compare Onnie'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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