Recorded 1974–2020 Girls' name Peak 1989 184 births

Onya — girls' name

184 babies named Onya in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s591990s292000s772010s52020s9
2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Onya was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

13 babies were named Onya in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Onya

The Social Security Administration has registered 184 babies named Onya between 1974 and 2020, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Onya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Onya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Onya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Onya 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 184 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.

Onya at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

184

Since 1974

47 years of records

Peak year

1989

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1974

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2020

Onya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1974

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1989)
13
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
468101214 2020200720031999199319831974 5

Onya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
77 births that decade — 42% of Onya's all-time total
1970s51980s591990s292000s772010s52020s9

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Onya?
184 babies have been named Onya since 1974. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1989 with 13 births.
When was Onya most popular?
Onya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Onya been used?
Onya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 47 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Onya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Onyx, Onyinyechi, Onyinye, Onyinyechukwu, 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, 1974–2020 (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.