Boys' name · since 1925
Oman
Since 1925, U.S. Social Security records show 45 babies named Oman, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,948 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 45
- born since 1925
- 1970s
- peak decade
45 boys have been named Oman since 1925, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Oman has 45 recorded births among boys since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2000.
- #22,948 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 45 born since 1925
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oman ranks #22,948 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 1925, peaking in the 1970s.
- #22,948 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 45
- born since 1925
- 1970s
- peak decade
Oman's 45 recorded births place it above 49.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Oman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Oman splits its recorded history at 1979: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1927 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Oman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2000
- Peak year (1973)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Oman by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (18 births, 40% of the file).
1970s was Oman's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Oman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 18 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Oman's data
- Oman's decade-level peak was the 1970s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Oman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1925–2000 (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 Oman 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.