Onyx Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Boy Names Like Onyx

Onyx Name Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: ah-niks
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Onyx Name Meaning

It doesn’t get much cooler than Onyx. Did you know that ancient Romans carried the red variety into battle for added courage? Mysterious, bold, and earthy, Onyx checks off all the boxes for a hip name.

Onyx Name Popularity

How popular is the name Onyx? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
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1995	—	5	0.0003%
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2003	—	5	0.0003%
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2009	—	18	0.0012%
2010	—	7	0.0005%
2011	—	10	0.0007%
2012	—	31	0.0022%
2013	—	23	0.0016%
2014	—	36	0.0025%
2015	—	51	0.0035%
2016	—	118	0.0082%
2017	—	129	0.0092%
2018	—	204	0.0148%
2019	—	266	0.0196%
2020	607	396	0.0311%

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Names Like Onyx

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What names sound like Onyx?

If you like how Onyx sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Onyx.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Calix	Very Handsome	Greek
Felix	Happy and lucky	Latin
Hendrix	Son of Hendrick	English
Nixon	Son of Nicholas	English
Phoenix	Dark red	Greek

What names are similar to Onyx?

Find a name that’s like Onyx, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Ash	Of the ash tree	English
Clay	“The earth,” as the material of which the human body is made.	English
Diamond	Bright guardian	English
Flint	Stream	English
Jet	Jet plane	English
Mason	Stoneworker	English
Pax	Peace	Latin
River	Flowing body of water	English
Rook	Crow, To Cheat, Chess Piece	English

Stone	Stone	English

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3 Comments

Trevor Jones May 23 at 5:19 am

I think Onyxis a great name for a son,

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Trevor Jones May 23 at 5:18 am

I think Onix is a great name for a son,

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Joy Feb 7 at 2:29 pm

I wanted a strong name, and one that would fit well with my other sons. I like gems and felt like onyx is a beautiful rare stone and the babe sounded really strong.

There’s nothing I dislike about the name Onyx 🙂

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