Onyx
From the gemstone, whose name is Greek onyx, meaning claw or fingernail, since the banded stone was thought to resemble a nail.
Onyx in 2025
Onyx was given to 1,036 babies in the United States in 2025 — 881 boys and 155 girls, making it the 638th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 3,200 babies born.
The history of Onyx
Onyx reached its highest point in 2023, when 1,271 babies were given the name, ranking 521st that year.
Across the 108 years of records since 1918, 8,632 babies have been named Onyx. Half of them were born before 2022, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Onyx by decade
| Decade | Babies named Onyx | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 8,983 |
| 1980s | 13 | 14,195 |
| 1990s | 219 | 5,935 |
| 2000s | 438 | 4,061 |
| 2010s | 1,918 | 1,316 |
| 2020s | 6,039 | 521 |
Where Onyx is heading
Onyx has grown more than 6.5 times over the past decade, from 159 babies in 2015 to 1,036 in 2025.
Names like Onyx
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Onyx.