Honest, truthful, or sincere
Onesti is a modern American phonetic variant of the English word 'honesty'. It derives from the Middle English 'oneste', which originally referred to honorable character and respectable behavior. The name reflects a growing trend of using virtue-based vocabulary words as unique personal names.
Less common today
Onesti isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #11,524 in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
