Given name & surname
Oni
“born on sacred ground”
Oni is used as a given name and a surname. One Native American interpretation is “born on sacred ground.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “born on sacred ground.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Oni through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 287
- 12 boys · 275 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −50%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 422 as a first name in 2020; 984 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Oni’s family of names
Oni has a related form in Onie. Oni has a related form in Oney. Oni has a related form in Ony.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Appears in
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