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Boy name

Onis

98% boys · last recorded 1968

Onis has been given to about 263 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1919, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 69
Median age today88 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Onis per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1919 · 15
  • Born in 20250
  • All time263

How popular is Onis?

Its best year was 1919, when 15 babies were given the name, ranking 2125th. The typical living American called Onis is about 88 years old today.

Names that sound like Onis

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Otis0.81
  2. Odis0.81
  3. Ottis0.78
  4. Adonis0.70
  5. Morris0.68
  6. Boris0.70
  7. Hollis0.68
  8. Norris0.68

Middle names for Onis

Ranked by flow score
  1. Onis Paul0.77
  2. Onis John0.77
  3. Onis Lee0.77
  4. Onis Dean0.76
  5. Onis Blake0.76
  6. Onis Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Onis

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Cleoeither · 0.67
  2. Luellasister · 0.66
  3. Winonasister · 0.66
  4. Ilasister · 0.66
  5. Archiebrother · 0.58
  6. Hughbrother · 0.58

Where Onis is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Onis Anderson0.77
    2. Onis Reyes0.72
    3. Onis Nguyen0.72
    4. Onis Moore0.72
    5. Onis Lee0.72
    6. Onis Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Onis

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.