Boys' name · since 1956
Onix
Onix has 371 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,448 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,570 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 371
- born since 1956
- 2020s
- peak decade
371 babies have been named Onix since 1956, making it today's #4570 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onix has been recorded 371 times among boys since 1956, currently ranked #4570 nationally and more common than 67% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #9,448 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,570 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 371 born since 1956
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onix ranks #9,448 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,570 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 371 born since 1956, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,448 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,570 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 371
- born since 1956
- 2020s
- peak decade
Onix's 371 recorded births place it above 79.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Onix compares
371 Top 50% higher than 50% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Onix's all-time total is 1% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Onix | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 371 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Onix's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Onix's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Onix popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Onix popularity over time - girls
12 total births recorded since 2022 (Onix as girls' name)
Onix by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (134 births, 36% of the file).
2020s was Onix's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Onix births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s 9
1970s
9 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 38
1990s
38 births
- 2000s 52
2000s
52 births
- 2010s
2010s
93 births
- 2020s
2020s
134 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 134 births (36% of all-time use).
Onix by state
Where Onix concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
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What to do with Onix's data
- New York records the most Onixs (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Onix: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Onix 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.