Given name
Onie
“an elderly man”·“born on sacred ground”
Onie is a variant of Owney. One Irish interpretation is “an elderly man.” Onie is a variant of Oni. One Native American interpretation is “born on sacred ground.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Onie is a variant of Owney. One Irish interpretation is “an elderly man.” Onie is a variant of Oni. One Native American interpretation is “born on sacred ground.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Onie is a variant of Owney. An origin associated with Owney is Irish. Onie is a variant of Oni. An origin associated with Oni is Native American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Onie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,063
- 277 boys · 1,786 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 70 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 6 in 1997. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 64 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 379 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.
Onie’s family of names
Onie has a related form in Oni. Onie has a related form in Owney.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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