Boys' name · since 1983
Om
Om has 2,321 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,000 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,177 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,321
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Om currently ranks #2177 among boys' names in America, with 2,321 babies recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Om has been recorded 2,321 times among boys since 1983, currently ranked #2177 nationally and more common than 84% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #3,000 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,177 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,321 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Om ranks #3,000 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,177 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,321 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,000 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,177 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,321
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Om's 2,321 recorded births place it above 93.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Om compares
2,321 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Om's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Om | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,321 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 153 | 34 | 22,252 |
Om's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Om's full recorded timeline at 2011, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 153 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Om popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 153
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Om by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (968 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Om's strongest decade.
968 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Om births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
968 births
- 2010s
2010s
920 births
- 2020s
2020s
411 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 968 births (42% of all-time use).
How Om compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Om's total volume
Om by state
Where Om concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 328 | 14.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 305 | 13.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 145 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 141 | 6.1% |
| #5 | New York | | 126 | 5.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 103 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 52 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 42 | 1.8% |
328 of 2,321 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Om appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Om's data
- Om's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (968 total births) through the 2020s (411) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Oms (328 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Om
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Om: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Om 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.