Onah
Onah (Hebrew:עוֹנָה) is a Mitzvah that obliges the husband to be attentive and responsive to his wife's emotional and intimate needs.
Meaning & Origin of Onah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Onah (Hebrew:עוֹנָה) is a Mitzvah that obliges the husband to be attentive and responsive to his wife's emotional and intimate needs.
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The Story of Onah
Onah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 6 Onahs were born — ranking #14,119 that year. As of 2026, Onah ranks #14,119 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 11 Onahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Onah
Onah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 11 births in the dataset. Onah's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #14,119. Use the chart and map above to compare Onah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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