How Many People Are Named Oniyah?
An estimated 84 people in the United States have the first name Oniyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Oniyah peaked in popularity in 2009 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Oniyah 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 Oniyah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Oniyah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
84
About 1 in 4,080,409 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2009
9 births
Total Registered
85
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Oniyah
Oniyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 85 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Oniyah as a female name
Ranked #17,011 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (9 births)
Oniyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Oniyah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 40 babies were registered. While Oniyah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Oniyah by Decade
How has Oniyah 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.
Oniyah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Oniyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Oniyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Oniyah?
We estimate approximately 84 people named Oniyah 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 4,080,409 Americans share this first name.
Is Oniyah a common name?
Oniyah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 85 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Oniyah most popular?
Oniyah reached peak popularity in 2009, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Oniyah is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Oniyah a female name?
Oniyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Oniyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Oniyah Smith, Oniyah Johnson, Oniyah 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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