Entry № 1853 · Iroquois origin

Onatah Onatah — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ oh-NAH-tah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Iroquois

Meaning

"Spirit of the corn"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Iroquois)

The meaning

A name that means "spirit of the corn".

Onatah is the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) name of the corn spirit — daughter of Mother Earth, the bringer of the harvest. One of the Three Sisters of Iroquois agriculture (corn, beans, squash).

Used as a feminine name in Iroquois tradition.

Spirit of the corn. The Iroquois Three Sisters.

Popularity

Where Onatah stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Onatah · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Onatahs before her.

Real people

Onatah

Iroquois corn spirit.

In fiction

Onatah

Common in Native American fiction.

Names connected to Onatah.

Numerology

The number behind Onatah.

The Humanitarian

Onatah reduces to nine — the number of Iroquois corn spirit.

Parents on Onatah

Why families chose this name.

"Spirit of the corn. Six letters. Onatah."

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