Onyx
Onyx is ranked 358th among boys in 2024 (927 births). Its best rank was 307th, in 2023.
- Rank in 2024
- #358down 51 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 9270.05% of boys
- Peak year
- 20231,077 births
- Best rank
- #307in 2023
- Since 1990
- 7,581people given the name
The story in the numbers
5,954 boys have been named Onyx in the United States since 1990, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2023, with 1,077 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2023, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2021, and the 2020s alone account for 70%. It has spent 7 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Onyx is used for both sexes: 21% of its bearers are girls (1,627), most of them born around 2023.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
In 2023, its biggest year
Onyx was the 307th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2023 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah. See all of 2023.
Names that rose and fell with Onyx
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Kyairepeak 2024
- Maelpeak 2023
- Koapeak 2024
- Eithanpeak 2024
- Cassianpeak 2023
- Callahanpeak 2024
- Lukapeak 2024
- Kaizenpeak 2024
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.