Onofrio
Onofrio is an Italian male given name and surname, derived from the saint Onuphrius. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Onofrio
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Onofrio is an Italian male given name and surname, derived from the saint Onuphrius. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Onofrio
Onofrio first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 17 Onofrios were born — ranking #1,952 that year. As of 2026, Onofrio ranks #4,404 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 269 Onofrios have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Onofrio
Onofrio is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 269 births in the dataset. Onofrio's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #1,952. Use the chart and map above to compare Onofrio'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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