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Oni

OH-nee (English)

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 3
  • Births on record 291

Oni is a unisex name with 2 syllables. In 2023 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 2020, when 22 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1973.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Oni Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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Births named Oni by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 37
1980s 32
1990s 16
2000s 75
2010s 70
2020s (to 2025) 57

How Popular Is Oni?

In 2023, Oni was given to 13 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Oni Is Used

England & Wales #3,714 4 in 2001
United States #10,267 13 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Oni

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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How to Say Oni

  • English OH-nee

Sibling Names for Oni

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Oni — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Oni

How popular is the name Oni?

In 2023, Oni was given to 13 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Oni a girl's or a boy's name?

Oni is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Oni?

Oni has 2 syllables.

When was Oni most popular?

Oni peaked in 2020, when 22 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.