Recorded 1969–2013 Girls' name Peak 1970 814 births

Omayra — girls' name

814 babies named Omayra in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1970s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Omayra was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

68 babies were named Omayra in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Omayra

The Social Security Administration has registered 814 babies named Omayra between 1969 and 2013, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Omayra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 68 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Omayra performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 391 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Omayra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 285 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Omayra in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Omayra in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 814 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Omayra at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

814

Since 1969

45 years of records

Peak year

1970

68 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1969

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2013

Omayra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1969

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1970)
68
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
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Omayra by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
391 births that decade — 48% of Omayra's all-time total
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Omayra by state

Where Omayra concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Omayra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
285 35.0%
#2 New Jersey
65 8.0%
#3 Illinois
28 3.4%
#4 Connecticut
11 1.4%
#5 Massachusetts
10 1.2%
New York share of Omayra's total US births 35.0%
Even split

285 of 814 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Omayra?
814 babies have been named Omayra since 1969. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1970 with 68 births.
When was Omayra most popular?
Omayra was most popular in the 1970s decade with 391 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Omayra most popular?
The top states for the name Omayra are New York (285 births), New Jersey (65 births), Illinois (28 births).
How long has the name Omayra been used?
Omayra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 45 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Omayra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oma, Omar, Omaira, Omari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.