boy's name
Oneill
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Births on record 110
Oneill is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2017 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 2010, when 8 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1918.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Oneill over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 6 |
| 1930s | 10 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1980s | 26 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 6 |
| 2010s (to 2017) | 24 |
How popular is Oneill?
In 2017, Oneill was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Oneill is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Oneill is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| O'neill | O'neill is Oneill written with an apostrophe, used in France, where it ranks #3,334. | 23 |
Names that peaked alongside Oneill
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Oneill over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Oneill
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Oneill — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Oneill
How popular is the name Oneill?
In 2017, Oneill was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Oneill a girl's or a boy's name?
Oneill is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Oneill?
Oneill has 2 syllables.
When was Oneill most popular?
Oneill peaked in 2010, when 8 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.