Given name
Onesha
“a patient woman”
Onesha is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “a patient woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a patient woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Onesha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 113
- 0 boys · 113 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2003. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 140 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Onesha’s family of names
Onesha has a related form in Oneisha. Onesha has a related form in Oneasha. Onesha has a related form in Oneashah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 16
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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