Given name
Onyx
“as precious as the stone”
Onyx is used as a given name. One Latin interpretation is “as precious as the stone.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “as precious as the stone.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Onyx through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,632
- 6,849 boys · 1,783 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 1,271 babies
- 2025
- 1,036
- #365 for boys · #1,410 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +203%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 82% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 881 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 365 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 230.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 155 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (68). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,349 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Onyx’s family of names
Onyx has a related form in Onix. Onyx has a related form in Onicks. Onyx has a related form in Oniks.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Onyx
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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