Total births
10
Girls' name · since 2002
Onyah
10 babies named Onyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 10
- total births
- 2002–2004
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Onyah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 10 have been recorded since 2002.
Onyah has 10 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2004.
- 10 total births
- 2002–2004 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
10 girls have been named Onyah since 2002, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2004.
- 10
- total births
- 2002–2004
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Onyah was born in this single decade.
2002
Single peak year
5 babies were named Onyah in 2002 - its busiest year on record.
Onyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Onyah's full recorded timeline at 2004, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births.
Onyah at a glance
Last recorded 2004Peak year
2002
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2002
Onyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2004
- Peak year (2002)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Onyah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Onyah's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Onyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Onyah? ▼
Since 2002, Social Security records show 10 babies named Onyah. The most recent recorded year was 2004. Its busiest year on record was 2002, with 5 births.
When was Onyah most popular? ▼
Onyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Onyah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Onyah since 2002 -- 3 years through the most recent 2004 data.
What names are similar to Onyah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Onyx, Onya, Onyinyechi, Onyinye, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Onyah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Onyah
Onyx Girl
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Onya Girl
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Onyinyechi Girl
147 births
Onyinye Girl
26 births
Onyinyechukwu Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2002–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Onyah: Baby Name Since 2002 - 10 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/onyah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Onyah 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 July 2026.