Onawa
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 3
- Peak
- #7,567 in 1977
0 babies were named Onawa in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1975–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryOnawa first shows up in US birth records in 1975, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 50 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1977, when it reached #7,567.
About the name Onawa
Onawa is a girl name of Native American origin. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, starting with O and ending in “-awa”. US birth records list Onawa for girls from 1975 to 2015, in 4 of those 41 years. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked #7,567 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2015, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Native American names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.3 | 442,478 girls |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 2,142,857 girls |
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Questions about the name Onawa
What is the origin of the name Onawa?
Onawa has Native American roots in our records. Other Native American names include Savannah, Dakota, Winona.
Is Onawa a boy or girl name?
Onawa is a girl name.
How popular is the name Onawa?
Onawa is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2015. It peaked at #7,567 in 1977.