Peak popularity
1921
Usually for
Boys
Trend
Rising since 2020
A 1920s favorite, climbing again.
Popularity of Onan since 1921
Babies named Onan per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2024, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Onan's real moment was 1921.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 7 |
| 1930s | 0 |
| 1940s | 0 |
| 1950s | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 7 |
| 2010s | 5 |
| 2020s | 24 |
