Given name & surname
Onesimo
“the firstborn son”
Onesimo is used as a given name and a surname. One Spanish interpretation is “the firstborn son.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Spanish interpretation is “the firstborn son.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Onesimo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 594
- 594 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 16 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 boys is 7 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 1982. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,270 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.
Onesimo’s family of names
Onesimo has a related form in Onesimio. Onesimo has a related form in Onesimiyo. Onesimo has a related form in Onesymio.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Onesimo, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Ocasio
Ocasio is a surname from Spanish. It is used in English and Spanish.
>99% boys
Elizardo
Elizardo is a surname from Spanish.
>99% boys
Aquino
Aquino is a surname from Spanish. It is used in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Tagalog.
>99% boys
Ildefonso
“noble” · “ready for battle”
>99% boys
Ortiz
Ortiz is a surname from Spanish. It is used in English, Spanish, Tagalog, Basque, and 1 other language.
>99% boys
Estrada
Estrada is a surname from Spanish. It is used in English, Spanish, and Tagalog.
>99% boys
Enriquez
Enriquez is a surname from Spanish. It is used in English, Tagalog, Cebuano, and Hiligaynon.
>99% boys
Camacho
Camacho is a surname from Spanish. It is used in English, Spanish, Tagalog, Central Bikol, and 2 other languages.
>99% boys