US rank #16388 Girls' name Peak 2009 85 births

Oniyah — #16388 US girls' name

85 babies named Oniyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s282010s402020s17
#16388
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 7% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Oniyah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

9 babies were named Oniyah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oniyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 85 babies named Oniyah between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Oniyah currently holds the #16388 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oniyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Oniyah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oniyah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 85 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Oniyah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

85

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2009

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,388

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Oniyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
9
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Oniyah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
40 births that decade — 47% of Oniyah's all-time total
2000s282010s402020s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oniyah?
85 babies have been named Oniyah since 2003. It currently ranks #16388 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 9 births.
When was Oniyah most popular?
Oniyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Oniyah been used?
Oniyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Oniyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Onie, Onita, Onika, Oni, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2003–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.