Om
Om was the 2177th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 66 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1174th with 153 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 413 places. More babies were named Om in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,177 boys, down 259 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 66boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008153 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,321babies recorded
Om popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,177 | 66 |
| 2020 | #1,918 | 77 |
| 2010 | #1,421 | 117 |
| 2000 | #5,501 | 13 |
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How popular is Om, counting every spelling?
Om has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Om?
66 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Om (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Om born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 127 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Om.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Om?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Om are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 9 and 19. That makes Om mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Om by state
How common Om was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (4.5×), California (1.7×). In 42 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Om: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Om, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Om
How popular is the name Om?
Om was the 2177th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 66 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1174th with 153 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 413 places. More babies were named Om in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Om a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Om in the US.
Where is Om most popular?
In 2021–2025, Om was most common in New Jersey (0.17 per 1,000 boys), followed by Washington and California.