Recorded 1977–2002 Girls' name Peak 1981 237 births

Oanh — girls' name

237 babies named Oanh in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s1541990s632000s5
1980s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Oanh was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

23 babies were named Oanh in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oanh

The Social Security Administration has registered 237 babies named Oanh between 1977 and 2002, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Oanh currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oanh performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 154 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Oanh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 36 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Oanh in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oanh in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 237 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Oanh at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

237

Since 1977

26 years of records

Peak year

1981

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1977

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2002

Oanh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1977

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1981)
23
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
0510152025 20021994199119881985198219791977 5

Oanh by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
154 births that decade — 65% of Oanh's all-time total
1970s151980s1541990s632000s5

Oanh by state

Where Oanh concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Oanh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
36 15.2%
#2 Texas
6 2.5%
California share of Oanh's total US births 15.2%
Even split

36 of 237 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oanh?
237 babies have been named Oanh since 1977. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1981 with 23 births.
When was Oanh most popular?
Oanh was most popular in the 1980s decade with 154 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Oanh most popular?
The top states for the name Oanh are California (36 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Oanh been used?
Oanh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 26 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Oanh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oana. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.