How Many People Are Named Onika?
An estimated 649 people in the United States have the first name Onika. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Onika peaked in popularity in 1975 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Onika as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Onika paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
649
About 1 in 528,127 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1975
26 births
Total Registered
680
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Onika
Onika is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 680 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Onika as a female name
Ranked #10,045 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1975 (26 births)
Onika: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Onika span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 161 babies were registered. Onika has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Onika by Decade
How has Onika tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Onika by State
Onika + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Onika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Onika: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Onika?
We estimate approximately 649 people named Onika are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 528,127 Americans share this first name.
Is Onika a common name?
Onika is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 680 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Onika most popular?
Onika reached peak popularity in 1975, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Onika is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Onika a female name?
Onika is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Onika Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Onika Smith, Onika Johnson, Onika Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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