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“A banded gemstone variety of chalcedony (quartz)” — Greek origin
Boy's name · #365 in the US (2025) · 2020s
Onyx is near its high-water mark: it reached #307 in 2023 and still ranked #365 in 2025. About 6,800 boys have carried it since 1990. About 84% of babies named Onyx in recent years have been boys.
Around the world: about 1 in 1,100 boys in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 3,500 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 8,800 boys in England & Wales (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 43 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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