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Girl name

Oneta

100% girls · last recorded 1972

Oneta has been given to about 1,465 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1922, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 397
Median age today87 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Oneta per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1922 · 68
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,465

How popular is Oneta?

Its best year was 1922, when 68 babies were given the name, ranking 890th. The typical living American called Oneta is about 87 years old today.

Names that sound like Oneta

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Oleta0.85
  2. Concetta0.77
  3. Loretta0.73
  4. Annetta0.75
  5. Rosetta0.73
  6. Bonita0.70
  7. Roberta0.68
  8. Donita0.70

Middle names for Oneta

Ranked by flow score
  1. Oneta Rose0.89
  2. Oneta Louise0.89
  3. Oneta June0.88
  4. Oneta Pearl0.88
  5. Oneta Quinn0.88
  6. Oneta Nell0.88

Sibling names for Oneta

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Cleoeither · 0.79
  2. Luellasister · 0.79
  3. Ilasister · 0.78
  4. Winonasister · 0.78
  5. Juniorbrother · 0.70
  6. Archiebrother · 0.70

Where Oneta is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Oneta White0.84
    2. Oneta Reyes0.84
    3. Oneta Nguyen0.84
    4. Oneta Moore0.84
    5. Oneta Lee0.84
    6. Oneta Hill0.84

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Oneta

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.