Unisex name · since 1990
Onyx
Onyx has 6,849 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,479 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #365 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,849
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Onyx is the #365 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 6,849 recorded since 1990.
Onyx has 6,849 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #365 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #1,479 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #365 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,849 born since 1990
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onyx ranks #1,479 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #365 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,849 born since 1990, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,479 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #365 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,849
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
Onyx's 6,849 recorded births place it above 96.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Onyx compares
6,849 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Onyx's all-time total is 19x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Onyx | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,849 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,079 | 34 | 22,252 |
Onyx's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Onyx's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 96% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 4%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 1,079, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Onyx popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 1,079
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Onyx popularity over time - girls
1,783 total births recorded since 1918 (Onyx as girls' name)
Onyx by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (5,043 births, 74% of the file).
2020s was Onyx's strongest decade.
5,043 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Onyx births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 95
1990s
95 births
- 2000s 280
2000s
280 births
- 2010s 1,431
2010s
1,431 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,043 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 5,043 births (74% of all-time use).
How Onyx compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Onyx's total volume
Onyx by state
Where Onyx concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 597 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 424 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 417 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 322 | 4.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 307 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 289 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 212 | 3.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 204 | 3.0% |
597 of 6,849 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Onyx appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Onyx's data
- California records the most Onyxs (597 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Onyx: 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 (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Onyx 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.