Given name & surname
Oney
“born on sacred ground”·“an elderly man”
Oney is a variant of Oni. One Native American interpretation is “born on sacred ground.” Oney is a variant of Owney. One Irish interpretation is “an elderly man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Oney is a variant of Oni. One Native American interpretation is “born on sacred ground.” Oney is a variant of Owney. One Irish interpretation is “an elderly man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Oney is a variant of Oni. An origin associated with Oni is Native American. Oney is a variant of Owney. An origin associated with Owney is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1884. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Oney through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 170
- 109 boys · 61 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 13 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 1956. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 234 as a first name in 2020; 3,227 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Oney’s family of names
Oney has a related form in Oni. Oney has a related form in Owney.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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