Boys' name · since 2001
Ohm
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 191 babies named Ohm, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,248 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 191
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ohm is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 191 have been recorded since 2001.
Ohm has 191 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2024.
- #13,248 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 191 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ohm ranks #13,248 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 191 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,248 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 191
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ohm's 191 recorded births place it above 70.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Ohm's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ohm's full recorded timeline at 2009, 28% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 72% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ohm popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2024
- Peak year (2003)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Ohm by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (146 births, 76% of the file).
2000s was Ohm's strongest decade.
146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Ohm births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
146 births
- 2010s 34
2010s
34 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 146 births (76% of all-time use).
Ohm by state
Where Ohm concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 17 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 6 | 3.1% |
17 of 191 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ohm's data
- Ohm's decade-level peak was the 2000s (146 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Ohms (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ohm: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ohm draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.