Girls' name · since 1982
Onisha
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 89 babies named Onisha, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,474 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 89
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Onisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 89 have been recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onisha has been recorded 89 times among girls since 1982, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2000.
- #28,474 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 89 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onisha ranks #28,474 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 89 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #28,474 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 89
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Onisha's 89 recorded births place it above 60.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Onisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Onisha splits its recorded history at 1992: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Onisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2000
- Peak year (1994)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Onisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (67 births, 75% of the file).
1990s was Onisha's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Onisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
67 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 67 births (75% of all-time use).
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- Onisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (67 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Onisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~18 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1982–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Onisha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.