Name Meaning & Origin
"A census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States."
Data last updated: 2025 SSA records
Onyx is a typically black-and-white banded variety of agate, a silicate mineral. The bands can also be monochromatic with alternating light and dark bands. Sardonyx is a variety with red to brown bands alternated with black or white bands. The name "onyx" is also frequently used for level-banded (parallel-banded) agates, but in proper usage it refers to color pattern not band structure. Onyx, as a descriptive term, has also been incorrectly applied to parallel-banded varieties of alabaster, marble, calcite, obsidian, and opal, and misleadingly to materials with contorted banding, such as "cave onyx" and "Mexican onyx".
Onyx is a typically black-and-white banded variety of agate, a silicate mineral. The bands can also be monochromatic with alternating light and dark bands. Sardonyx is a variety with red to brown bands alternated with black or white bands. The name "onyx" is also frequently used for level-banded (parallel-banded) agates, but in proper usage it refers to color pattern not band structure. Onyx, as a descriptive term, has also been incorrectly applied to parallel-banded varieties of alabaster, marble, calcite, obsidian, and opal, and misleadingly to materials with contorted banding, such as "cave onyx" and "Mexican onyx".
Life Path 6 — Nurturing & Responsibility: Compassionate, family-oriented, and generous.
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Root element "Onyx" emerges in Multiple origins tradition, carrying the core meaning "A census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States.".
Used in English literary and religious texts, spreading through cultural exchange.
Carried across regions through trade, religion, and migration. Multiple spelling variants develop.
Standardized in its current form. Continues to be used across multiple cultures worldwide.
~7,581 people named Onyx in the US. Peaked in 2023 with 1,269 recorded uses.
The Life Path number for Onyx is 6, associated with Nurturing & Responsibility. Soul Urge: 6. Personality: 9.
Onyx is Predominantly Male. Based on US data, 79% male and 21% female.
Approximately 7,581 people in the United States are named Onyx. The name peaked in 2023 with 1,269 recorded uses.
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