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Onisha

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Pronounced oh-NEE-shuh /oʊˈniːʃə/Medium

Meaning: Onisha pairs a simple O- beginning with the -isha ending that runs through Latisha, Tanisha and Keisha, a productive suffix in African-American naming; it is a coined sound-name with no established dictionary meaning.Low

In 30 seconds: Onisha is an invented name built from an O- start and the familiar -isha ending. Said oh-NEE-shuh, it appeared for a small number of United States girls, mostly in the early nineteen-nineties, and was never common.
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Origin LowAmerican, African American
MeaningOnisha pairs a simple O- beginning with the -isha ending that runs through Latisha, Tanisha and Keisha, a productive suffix in African-American naming; it is a coined sound-name with no established dictionary meaning.
U.S. rank (2000)#14540 ↗ Rising
2000 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1994
Total births (all-time)≈ 89

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199419822000

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Onisha is part of the creative -isha family that flourished in African-American communities from the nineteen-seventies onward, when parents blended prefixes freely with fashionable suffixes.

It stayed rare throughout, given to only about twenty girls a year at its best and fading by the turn of the century. A girl named Onisha at its early-nineties peak would be in her early thirties today.

Did you know? The -isha ending Onisha shares with Latisha and Tanisha was one of the most productive sound-pieces in late twentieth-century American naming.
Overall data confidence 35%
References - Onisha — African-American coinage, O- plus -isha suffix as in Latisha/Tanisha

Variations

OneshaOnishiaOneisha

Nicknames

OniNishaNishi

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If you like Onisha…

Latisha— shares the same -isha suffix and coinage style
Tanisha— a closely parallel prefix-plus-isha name
Keisha— a popular -isha-family name of the same era
Alisha— a like-sounding girl's name ending in -isha

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Onisha mean?

It is a coined name joining an O- opening to the -isha suffix of Latisha and Tanisha, chosen for its sound rather than a literal meaning.

How do you pronounce Onisha?

It is said oh-NEE-shuh /oʊˈniːʃə/, three syllables stressed on the second.

Is Onisha a boy or girl name?

Onisha is recorded as a girl's name.

How popular is Onisha?

It has always been very rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-nineties.

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