boy's name

Onesimus

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 50

Onesimus is a boy's name. In 2020 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1982, when 9 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1982.

Onesimus over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.

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Births named Onesimus by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 9
1990s 5
2000s 11
2010s 18
2020s (to 2020) 7

How popular is Onesimus?

In 2020, Onesimus was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Onesimus

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Onesimus also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Onesimus over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Onesimus

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Onesimus — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Onesimus

How popular is the name Onesimus?

In 2020, Onesimus was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Onesimus a girl's or a boy's name?

Onesimus is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Onesimus most popular?

Onesimus peaked in 1982, when 9 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.