Girls' name · since 1969

Omaira

Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 411 babies named Omaira, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#13,300 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,275 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
411
born since 1969
1970s
peak decade

Yes -- Omaira is the #15275 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 411 recorded since 1969.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Omaira has been recorded 411 times among girls since 1969, currently ranked #15275 nationally and more common than 12% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.

  • #13,300 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #15,275 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 411 born since 1969
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Omaira ranks #13,300 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,275 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 411 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.

#13,300 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,275 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
411
born since 1969
1970s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%11.6%
Omaira vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Omaira's 411 recorded births place it above 81.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Omaira compares

411 Top 49% higher than 51% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Omaira's all-time total is 9% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Omaira Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 411 376 567,345
Peak-year births 31 21 19,840

Omaira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Omaira's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Omaira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1970)
31
Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
010203040 196919741979198419891996200520222025 5

Omaira by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (188 births, 46% of the file).

1970s was Omaira's strongest decade.

188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Omaira births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 188 births (46% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Omaira by state

Where Omaira concentrates geographically, total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Omaira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
82 20.0%
#2 New Jersey
42 10.2%
New York share of Omaira's total US births 20.0%
Even split

82 of 411 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Omaira?
411 babies have been named Omaira since 1969. All-time, it sits at #13,300 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #15,275 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1970 with 31 births.
Where does Omaira sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Omaira ranks #13,300 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,275 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Omaira most popular?
Omaira was most popular in the 1970s decade with 188 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Omaira most popular?
The top states for the name Omaira are New York (82 births), New Jersey (42 births).
How long has the name Omaira been used?
Omaira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 57 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Omaira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oma, Omayra, Omar, Omari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Omaira's data

  • Omaira's decade-level peak was the 1970s (188 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Omairas (82 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Omaira

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Omaira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1969–2025 (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 Omaira 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.