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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Oma

Oma was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 276th; the most babies were born in 1916 (284). More babies were named Oma in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1916284 babies
Total since 1880
9,779babies recorded

Oma popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few boys are given the name too: 181 since 1894.

YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#14,5595
1980#7,9108
1970#3,53518
1960#2,41625
1950#1,44741
1940#70199
1930#523168
1920#401273
1910#341134
1900#304116
1890#30868
1880#40218

How popular is Oma, counting every spelling?

Oma has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Oma?

About 1,300 people born in the US named Oma are alive today, with a median age of 78; half are between 67 and 86. That makes Oma a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Oma by state

How common Oma was among girls born in each state in 1914–1918, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (5.2×), Arkansas (4.9×), Kentucky (4.9×), West Virginia (3.6×), Tennessee (3.6×). In 32 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesIL0.17Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesIN0.18Ohio: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesOH0.09Pennsylvania: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesPA0.03New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: 0.26 per 1,000 babiesNE0.26Missouri: 0.62 per 1,000 babiesMO0.62Kentucky: 1.2 per 1,000 babiesKY1.2West Virginia: 0.90 per 1,000 babiesWV0.90Virginia: 0.37 per 1,000 babiesVA0.37Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.32 per 1,000 babiesKS0.32Arkansas: 1.2 per 1,000 babiesAR1.2Tennessee: 0.90 per 1,000 babiesTN0.90North Carolina: 0.28 per 1,000 babiesNC0.28South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 1.3 per 1,000 babiesOK1.3Louisiana: 0.28 per 1,000 babiesLA0.28Mississippi: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesMS0.22Alabama: 0.39 per 1,000 babiesAL0.39Georgia: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesGA0.11Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.86 per 1,000 babiesTX0.86Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Oma, girls, 1914–1918. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Oma: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Oma, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Oma

How popular is the name Oma?

Oma was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 276th; the most babies were born in 1916 (284). More babies were named Oma in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Oma a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 9,598 girls and 181 boys.

Where was Oma most popular?

In 1914–1918, Oma was most common in Oklahoma (1.30 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arkansas and Kentucky.