How Many People Are Named Oniya?
An estimated 68 people in the United States have the first name Oniya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Oniya peaked in popularity in 2003 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Oniya 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 Oniya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Oniya is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
68
About 1 in 5,040,505 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2003
9 births
Total Registered
69
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Oniya
Oniya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 69 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Oniya as a female name
Ranked #14,791 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (9 births)
Oniya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Oniya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 39 babies were registered. Oniya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Oniya by Decade
How has Oniya 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.
Oniya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Oniya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Oniya
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Oniya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Oniya?
We estimate approximately 68 people named Oniya 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 5,040,505 Americans share this first name.
Is Oniya a common name?
Oniya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 58.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 69 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Oniya most popular?
Oniya reached peak popularity in 2003, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Oniya is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Oniya a female name?
Oniya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Oniya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Oniya Smith, Oniya Johnson, Oniya 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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