Meaning and history
This name comes from the English word for the gemstone onyx, a variety of chalcedony that may be black, red, or other colours. The word is derived from Greek ὄνυξ (onyx), meaning “claw” or “nail.”
20062006: 29 births, rank #3,524
2007: 31 births, rank #3,444
2008: 41 births, rank #2,879
2009: 60 births, rank #2,203
2010: 59 births, rank #2,212
20112011: 57 births, rank #2,261
2012: 81 births, rank #1,818
2013: 78 births, rank #1,827
2014: 92 births, rank #1,670
2015: 121 births, rank #1,416
20162016: 175 births, rank #1,116
2017: 188 births, rank #1,059
2018: 257 births, rank #857
2019: 323 births, rank #744
2020: 447 births, rank #612
20212021: 768 births, rank #404
2022: 937 births, rank #352
2023: 1,079 births, rank #307
2024: 931 births, rank #358
20252025: 881 births, rank #365
Onyx moved from #358 to #365 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2023, with 1,079 births.