Onica
given name · Latin script
A female name· listed as female by the registers that count names by sex
(measured from records)Officially recorded in 19 countries
/ɒnɪkɐ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Onica is a female given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in South Africa than in any other country. In Guyana it is the 78th most common given name.
- ZASouth Africa≈1 in 16K(inferred from the name graph)
- USUnited States1 in 948K
- GYGuyana1 in 2.4K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- South Africa (inferred from the name graph)
- Record sources
- 134 (measured from records)
- 1 in 2.4K (inferred from the name graph)
≈3,600 people, est.
corpus datasets behind its best-documented spelling
strongest: highest-authority source
Guyana
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin
No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world
(measured from records)Onica counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZA South Africa | — | ≈3,600 est. | ≈1 in 16K | — | Onica | 23 |
| RO Romania | — | ≈990 est. | ≈1 in 22K | — | Onica | 22 |
| PK Pakistan | — | ≈670 est. | ≈1 in 351K | — | Onica | 1 |
| US United States | — | 351 | 1 in 948K | 347 | Onica | 134 |
| GY Guyana | #78 | 307 | 1 in 2.4K | 307 | Onica | 3 |
| TT Trinidad & Tobago | — | ≈76 est. | ≈1 in 16K | — | Onica | 7 |
| JM Jamaica | — | ≈21 est. | ≈1 in 132K | — | Onica | 4 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Guyana — Official List of Electors July 2025. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
How to address them
(machine-generated)A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence
(measured from records)24 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 19 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, voter-file supplement (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 1
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- How do you pronounce Onica?
- A machine transcription gives /ɒnɪkɐ/ (IPA) for English.
- Is Onica a male or female name?
- Onica is a female name. National registers that list it by sex list it as female: United States (Census Bureau, 2020).
- In which country does Onica have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 3.6 thousand people named Onica in South Africa, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled onica.
- Where is Onica most common?
- Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Onica is densest in Guyana — about 1 in 2.4 thousand people — even though South Africa holds more of our records for it.
- How common is the name Onica?
- In the United States, the national register counted 351 people named Onica in 2020, about 1 in 948 thousand residents.
- How common is Onica compared with other names?
- In Guyana, Onica is the 78th most common given name of 15,440 given names recorded there.
What do you want to know about Onica?
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Onica” — the 78th most common given name in Guyana. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.