Is Onie a boy or girl name?

Onie is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 2,063 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 86.6% were girls and 13.4% were boys.

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Onie

Recorded 1880–1997 · United States

Onie was most popular in 1918, when 70 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,603 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,063 people named Onie.

Onie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Onie’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Onie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Onie is mostly a girl’s name — 86.6% of the 2,063 Americans given it were girls and 13.4% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Onie

Where Onie is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org