Baby Name Popularity Profile

Onyx

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Onyx.

✦ Black gemstone 🌍 Greek Nature
National Rank (2025) #365
All-Time Peak Rank #307 Achieved 2023
Total U.S. Births 6,849 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 80.9% Boy / 19.1% Girl Leans Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1990 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 1,079 births in 2023
πŸ’‘ The Onyx Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Black gemstone
Language Origin Greek
Origin Type single
Derived from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (Γ³nux), meaning 'claw' or 'fingernail', referring to the color of the stone.
Pronunciation: ON-iks
Themes & Categories
Nature
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Onyx across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +97.1%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +628.1%
2015: 121 births 121 2016: 175 births 2017: 188 births 2018: 257 births 2019: 323 births 2020: 447 births 447 2021: 768 births 2022: 937 births 2023: 1,079 births 2024: 931 births 2025: 881 births 881
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 1,079 births in 2023
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 5 yrs
Longest Streak 34 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 0
1990s: 95
2000s: 280
2010s: 1,431
2020s: 5,043

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables On-yx
Letter Count 4 letters
Spelling Complexity Easy
Length Percentile Longer than 1.4% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 1.4% of SSA names. Starts with O, a letter used by only 1.4% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Nevada
Top States Nevada, Hawaii, Florida, Oregon, Georgia
States with Data 45
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Nevada #198 83 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 40 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #353 417 2022 +100.0% Growth
Oregon #256 96 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #264 289 2023 +92.0% Growth
Utah #462 73 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #438 143 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #257 197 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #359 97 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #263 120 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #586 97 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #289 177 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #346 100 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho Unranked 29 2023 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #354 204 2023 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota #254 24 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #243 322 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #396 146 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #304 121 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #421 64 2023 Insufficient historical volume
California #469 597 2023 +36.0% Growth
South Carolina #240 84 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #286 212 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #510 424 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #340 96 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #393 72 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #306 98 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #368 96 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #278 115 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 26 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #370 34 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #478 46 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #415 201 2023 Insufficient historical volume
New York #470 307 2023 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 13 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #431 40 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #507 45 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #741 63 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #542 176 2021 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #1002 86 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #430 72 2024 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia #285 23 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware Unranked 5 2023 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia Unranked 10 2022 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire #258 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume

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