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
Omaira's 411 recorded births place it above 81.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (1970)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Currently ranks #15275 among girls.
411 total births across 57 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1970 with 31 births in a single year.
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
- 1960s 14
1960s
14 births
- 1970s
1970s
188 births
- 1980s
1980s
85 births
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 188 births (46% of all-time use).
Omaira decade highlights
- Peak decade 188 births
- Runner-up 85 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Omaira by state
Where Omaira concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 82 | 20.0% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 42 | 10.2% |
82 of 411 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 20.0% of nationwide
- New Jersey 10.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 20.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~56 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, 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.
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