Is Onyx a boy or girl name?
Onyx is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 186 girls and 927 boys were named Onyx, so 16.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 21.5% of the 7,581 US babies named Onyx were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #358
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,248
- Babies named Onyx since 1918
- 7,581
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 1,269 babies
Boys and girls named Onyx, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| 1990s | 95 | 124 | 56.6% |
| 2000s | 280 | 158 | 36.1% |
| 2010s | 1,430 | 487 | 25.4% |
| 2020s | 4,149 | 840 | 16.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 927 | #358 | 186 | #1,248 |
| 2023 | 1,077 | #307 | 192 | #1,228 |
| 2022 | 932 | #353 | 173 | #1,352 |
| 2021 | 767 | #405 | 174 | #1,303 |
| 2020 | 446 | #613 | 115 | #1,748 |
| 2019 | 323 | #744 | 95 | #2,027 |
| 2018 | 256 | #861 | 77 | #2,377 |
| 2017 | 188 | #1,060 | 70 | #2,536 |
| 2016 | 175 | #1,118 | 58 | #2,928 |
| 2015 | 121 | #1,426 | 38 | #3,967 |
| 2014 | 92 | #1,677 | 45 | #3,528 |
| 2013 | 78 | #1,845 | 33 | #4,402 |
| 2012 | 81 | #1,829 | 31 | #4,684 |
| 2011 | 57 | #2,278 | 18 | #7,045 |
| 2010 | 59 | #2,230 | 22 | #6,128 |
| 2009 | 60 | #2,222 | 24 | #5,850 |
| 2008 | 41 | #2,924 | 11 | #10,617 |
| 2007 | 31 | #3,490 | 25 | #5,653 |
| 2006 | 29 | #3,585 | 19 | #6,774 |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,420 | 12 | #9,311 |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,609 | 10 | #10,497 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,756 | 12 | #8,927 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,148 | 15 | #7,349 |
| 2001 | 15 | #5,074 | 18 | #6,248 |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,879 | 12 | #8,420 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,674 | 7 | #12,322 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,380 | 19 | #5,526 |
| 1997 | 17 | #4,003 | 12 | #7,611 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,810 | 14 | #6,644 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,793 | 14 | #6,524 |
| 1994 | 9 | #6,209 | 16 | #5,912 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,390 | 16 | #5,866 |
| 1992 | 6 | #8,175 | 11 | #7,887 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,641 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,839 | 9 | #9,013 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,394 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,937 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,394 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Onyx reached #307 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #1,228 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.