Oma

Last seen for girls in 2018 at #15,682 · Last seen for boys in 1976 at #5,587
Given to girls 98.1% of the time

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Peak · girls
1901 · 117 births
Debut · girls
18 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
9,598
since 1880

Oma over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Oma has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201931peak #275, 1901girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2017#10,6899—
2016#16,2155—
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2008#17,5045—
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2003#13,8446—
2002#15,4325—
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1996#10,5677—
1995#13,3865—
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1993#8,7199—
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1990#12,9585—
1989#10,8476—
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1985#6,45710—
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1983#8,0477—
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1981#8,1287—
1980#7,4188—
1979#9,0106—
1978#7,6497—
1977#8,4446—
1976#9,2845#5,5875
1975#6,4848—
1974#4,72012—
1973#6,6667#5,1015
1972#5,9598—
1971#4,81011—
1970#3,43518—
1969#3,95813—
1968#4,22211—
1967#4,9828—
1966#3,95911—
1965#3,40214—
1964#3,00018—
1963#2,96018—
1962#2,66821—
1961#2,75220—
1960#2,36925—
1959#2,33924—
1958#1,98531—
1957#2,06728—
1956#1,76036—
1955#1,55643—
1954#1,60240—
1953#1,58638—
1952#1,33352—
1951#1,27753#3,7145
1950#1,43341—
1949#1,22055—
1948#1,07068#3,6685
1947#1,15061—
1946#1,27646—
1945#94166—
1944#90072—
1943#92271—
1942#79492—
1941#77387—
1940#70199—
1939#610122—
1938#629119—
1937#615120#3,1756
1936#644105—
1935#621109#3,2526
1934#597120—
1933#523147#3,6425
1932#510164—
1931#535152#2,47110
1930#521168#3,2897
1929#502180#3,9595
1928#524176#3,0768
1927#526180#3,1518
1926#496197#4,2015
1925#442243#2,75510
1924#441251#3,2608
1923#442236#2,61411
1922#458224#3,0149
1921#416262#3,8696
1920#401273#2,9679
1919#414245#4,1685
1918#388284#3,3687
1917#430223#2,56210
1916#366284#2,54310
1915#360279#3,8255
1914#386189—
1913#369171#2,8215
1912#357164—
1911#357125—
1910#340134—
1909#309139—
1908#307132—
1907#306129—
1906#294125—
1905#288133—
1904#306111—
1903#278126—
1902#284122—
1901#275117—
1900#304116—
1899#294101—
1898#289113—
1897#30790—
1896#29797—
1895#31585—
1894#29984#9546
1893#29583—
1892#31472—
1891#31066—
1890#30168—
1889#28271—
1888#29165—
1887#31446—
1886#34239—
1885#39427—
1884#29542—
1883#30034—
1882#30633—
1881#38419—
1880#38818—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Oma was already there! It came in at #388, and was given to 18 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1982, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Oma is popular in 1931

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedMNIllinois: #581 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,547 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedINOhio: #504 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,435 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedNEMissouri: #439 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,396 girlsMOKentucky: #196 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,040 girlsKYWest Virginia: #250 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,715 girlsWVVirginia: #306 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,824 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedKSArkansas: #336 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,197 girlsARTennessee: #249 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,751 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #452 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,627 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #317 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,196 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedMSAlabama: #400 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,069 girlsALGeorgia: #477 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,916 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedHITexas: #423 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,958 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Oma, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#196 · 1 in 1,040
  2. Tennessee#249 · 1 in 1,751
  3. West Virginia#250 · 1 in 1,715
  4. Virginia#306 · 1 in 2,824
  5. Oklahoma#317 · 1 in 2,196

Best ever in a state: #120 in Kentucky, 1913.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#196251 in 1,040
Tennessee#249151 in 1,751
West Virginia#250101 in 1,715
Virginia#30681 in 2,824
Oklahoma#317101 in 2,196
Arkansas#33681 in 2,197
Alabama#40071 in 4,069
Texas#423191 in 2,958
Missouri#43951 in 5,396
North Carolina#45261 in 5,627
Georgia#47751 in 5,916
Ohio#50451 in 9,435
Illinois#58151 in 10,547
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Oma
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2018
  • Biggest jump: 78 spots in 1882 (#384 → #306)
  • Biggest drop: 335 spots in 1946 (#941 → #1,276)
Rise & fade · girls
21 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1901 at #275 (117 births)
  • Births halved by 1946, 45 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 66 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 66 yrs · run 1880–1945
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,046
  • Highest: 1 in 2,046 girls born in 1901 were named Oma (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 340,215 girls born in 2018 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 23.2% of all girls named Oma (2,222) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s394#282 (1889)#330
1890s859#289 (1898)#302
1900s1,250#275 (1901)#295
1910s2,098#340 (1910)#377
1920s2,222#401 (1920)#465
1930s1,326#510 (1932)#581
1940s717#701 (1940)#975
1950s386#1,277 (1951)#1,694
1960s159#2,369 (1960)#3,427
1970s88#3,435 (1970)#6,646
1980s38#6,457 (1985)#8,179
1990s26#8,719 (1993)#11,408
2000s16#13,844 (2003)#15,593
2010s19#10,689 (2017)#14,195

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Oma in 1931

girls
#535
152 births · 1 in 7,005 girls
boys
#2,471
10 births · 1 in 103,967 boys

Top girls' names in 1931

  1. #1Mary60,299
  2. #2Betty36,105
  3. #3Dorothy26,524
  4. #4Barbara21,804
  5. #5Joan19,119
  6. #6Helen17,664
  7. #7Margaret17,332
  8. #8Patricia16,469
  9. #9Shirley14,405
  10. #10Doris13,629
  11. #535Oma152

Top boys' names in 1931

  1. #1Robert60,519
  2. #2James51,212
  3. #3John48,423
  4. #4William43,280
  5. #5Richard31,822
  6. #6Charles29,934
  7. #7Donald29,100
  8. #8George20,685
  9. #9Joseph19,326
  10. #10Thomas16,847
  11. #2,471Oma10
More about 1931

girls

1,064,728 girls got a published name in 1931; 1 in 7,005 of them was named Oma, which outranked 89.3% of the 4,979 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Oma
  1. #532Billy154
  2. #532Leora154
  3. #532Marilynn154
  4. #535Oma152
  5. #535Enid152
  6. #535Karen152
  7. #538Birdie151
  8. #538Gussie151
  9. #538Josefina151

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
  1. ↑ 857Joretta#1,320 → #463
  2. ↑ 519Joetta#1,460 → #941
  3. ↑ 483Sondra#1,031 → #548
  4. ↑ 465Celine#1,460 → #995
  5. ↑ 343Lynne#1,274 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 377Margo#937 → #1,314
  2. ↓ 349Rachael#894 → #1,243
  3. ↓ 317Evelyne#926 → #1,243
  4. ↓ 287Vivien#971 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 283Ardeth#629 → #912

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,039,665 boys got a published name in 1931; 1 in 103,967 of them was named Oma, which outranked 42.8% of the 4,321 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Oma
  1. #2,328Wendelin11
  2. #2,328Ysmael11
  3. #2,328Zoltan11
  4. #2,471Oma10
  5. #2,471Abbott10
  6. #2,471Alfons10
  7. #2,471Alpheus10
  8. #2,651Addie9
  9. #2,651Agnes9
  10. #2,651Albion9

Tied with 179 names at #2,471; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
  1. ↑ 794Kenton#1,753 → #959
  2. ↑ 420Wyman#1,330 → #910
  3. ↑ 408Jan#1,330 → #922
  4. ↑ 402Leopold#1,399 → #997
  5. ↑ 398Odie#1,299 → #901
Fallers
  1. ↓ 513Artie#976 → #1,489
  2. ↓ 469Arnulfo#892 → #1,361
  3. ↓ 385Rose#832 → #1,217
  4. ↓ 357Ransom#976 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 343Jodie#990 → #1,333

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1931 →