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Onika

Girl

Meaning of Onika: Yoruba: 'one who is wealthy'

Onika is a girl's name most strongly associated with Yoruba naming. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 8722nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#8722

11 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

691

First recorded 1968 · peak 1975

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 16 babies1982: 9 babies1983: 16 babies1984: 9 babies1985: 9 babies1986: 6 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 11 babies1989: 11 babies1990: 14 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 11 babies1993: 21 babies1994: 18 babies1995: 11 babies1996: 18 babies1997: 14 babies1998: 15 babies1999: 8 babies2000: 10 babies20002001: 16 babies2002: 9 babies2003: 13 babies2004: 8 babies2005: 10 babies2006: 12 babies2007: 25 babies2008: 12 babies2009: 10 babies2010: 9 babies20102011: 7 babies2012: 18 babies2013: 8 babies2014: 9 babies2015: 11 babies2016: 17 babies2017: 10 babies2018: 8 babies2019: 5 babies2020: 6 babies20202021: 6 babies2022: 8 babies2023: 8 babies2024: 10 babies2025: 11 babies
US babies named Onika per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 25.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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