Total births
162
Boys' name · since 1922
Ohn
Ohn has 162 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 162
- total births
- 1922–1988
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
162 boys have been named Ohn since 1922, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ohn has 162 recorded births among boys since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1988.
- 162 total births
- 1922–1988 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
162 boys have been named Ohn since 1922, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1988.
- 162
- total births
- 1922–1988
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Ohn was born in this single decade.
1984
Single peak year
14 babies were named Ohn in 1984 - its busiest year on record.
Ohn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ohn's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ohn at a glance
Last recorded 1988Peak year
1984
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1922
Ohn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1988
- Peak year (1984)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Ohn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Ohn's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Ohn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
34 births
- 1970s
1970s
38 births
- 1980s
1980s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 84 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ohn? ▼
Ohn has been given to 162 babies in the U.S. since 1922, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1988. 14 babies were born in 1984, its single highest year.
When was Ohn most popular? ▼
Ohn was most popular in the 1980s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Ohn been used? ▼
Ohn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 67 years of data through 1988.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1922–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ohn: Baby Name Since 1922 - 162 Births, Peak 1984." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ohn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ohn 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 June 2026.