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Onyx name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Onyx ranks #365 in male records (881 reported) and #1,410 in female records (155 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

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Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#1,410 · 155 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 32 female records (187 to 155); rank moved from #1,248 to #1,410.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 19 female records (174 to 155); rank moved from #1,303 to #1,410.
2025 male rank and count
#365 · 881 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 50 male records (931 to 881); rank moved from #358 to #365.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 113 male records (768 to 881); rank moved from #405 to #365.
Peak year in available data
2023: 1,079 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Onyx becoming more popular?

Onyx's reported male count decreased by 50 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #358 to #365. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Onyx in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for OnyxFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,0790201620252016: 58 female records2017: 70 female records2018: 77 female records2019: 95 female records2020: 115 female records2021: 174 female records2022: 173 female records2023: 192 female records2024: 187 female records2025: 155 female records2016: 175 male records2017: 188 male records2018: 257 male records2019: 323 male records2020: 447 male records2021: 768 male records2022: 937 male records2023: 1,079 male records2024: 931 male records2025: 881 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251551,410881365
20241871,248931358
20231921,2281,079307
20221731,352937352
20211741,303768405
20201151,748447613
2019952,028323744
2018772,379257858
2017702,5361881,060
2016582,9291751,118

Questions about Onyx’s popularity

How common is Onyx in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Onyx ranks #365 in male records (881 reported) and #1,410 in female records (155 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Onyx?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Onyx only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Onyx creates a match.

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