Boy nameCurrently #9,604 in the USFalling

Oneil

//oʊˈnil//

2 syllablesPeak year: 19245 lettersStarts with O

Meaning & origin

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Oneil's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Oneil, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Oneil
18925
19105
191211
19136
191410
191525
191611
191718
191824
191917
192023
192118
192226
192333
192443
192529
192613
192725
192826
192933
193017
193124
193224
193320
193415
193522
193613
193714
193822
193914
194021
194116
194215
194318
19448
194518
194620
194723
194816
194916
195017
195113
195221
195313
195411
195516
195612
19578
195818
195913
19608
196116
19628
196312
19658
19669
196712
196912
19708
19718
19726
19747
19759
19766
19779
197813
197917
198020
198110
19828
198313
19849
198512
198623
198719
198816
198919
199020
199115
199223
199328
199415
199527
199626
199711
199820
199913
200019
200122
200217
200318
200422
200516
200620
200724
200817
200914
201013
201113
201222
20135
201411
20159
201614
201714
201813
201911
20208
20216
20228
20238
20248

Oneil through the decades

  • Oneil peaked in 1924, when 43 babies were named Oneil in the US.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Oneil has fallen 36% compared to the 10 years before that.
  • Oneil currently ranks #9,604 in the US and is cooling off.

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