Given name & surname
Onida
“the one who has been expected”
Onida is used as a given name and a surname. One Native American interpretation is “the one who has been expected.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “the one who has been expected.”
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 1893. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Onida through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 58
- 0 boys · 58 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1934. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1924.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Onida’s family of names
Onida has a related form in Oneida. Onida has a related form in Onidah. Onida has a related form in Onyda.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Onida, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Alameda
“from the cottonwood grove” · “from the poplar tree”
>99% girls
Waneta
“one who changes; a shapeshifter”
>99% girls
Pocahontas
“filled with joy”
>99% girls
Meda
“a prophetess”
>99% girls
Una
“one who is pure; chaste”
>99% girls
Lovella
“having a soft spirit”
>99% girls
Pawnee
“a tribal name”
>99% girls
Misae
“born beneath the white sun” · “born beneath the white-hot sun”
>99% girls