Masculine dossier · first seen 1892

Oneil

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Oneil
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1924

Peak era

1924

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1892Peak 19242024

Peak year

1924

Decline from peak

78.9%

2024

All-time

1,749

Oneil is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1924, when 38 boys were named Oneil.

In 2024, only 8 boys were given the name.

Down 78.9% from its peak.

All told, about 1,749 Americans have been named Oneil and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1892.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1924

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