Unisex name · since 1893
Omega
Omega has 2,186 recorded births since 1893 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,441 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,000 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,186
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
2,186 babies have been named Omega since 1893, making it today's #15000 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Omega has been recorded 2,186 times among girls since 1893, currently ranked #15000 nationally and more common than 13% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2025.
- #4,441 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,000 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,186 born since 1893
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Omega ranks #4,441 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,000 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,186 born since 1893, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,441 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,000 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,186
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Omega's 2,186 recorded births place it above 93.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Omega compares
2,186 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Omega's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Omega | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,186 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 21 | 19,840 |
Omega's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Omega splits its recorded history at 1962: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1898 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 50 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Omega popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2025
- Peak year (1925)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Omega popularity over time - boys
818 total births recorded since 1916 (Omega as boys' name)
Omega by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (373 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Omega's strongest decade.
373 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Omega births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 28
1890s
28 births
- 1900s 48
1900s
48 births
- 1910s
1910s
223 births
- 1920s
1920s
373 births
- 1930s
1930s
246 births
- 1940s
1940s
173 births
- 1950s
1950s
157 births
- 1960s 135
1960s
135 births
- 1970s
1970s
226 births
- 1980s
1980s
191 births
- 1990s 138
1990s
138 births
- 2000s 101
2000s
101 births
- 2010s 86
2010s
86 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 373 births (17% of all-time use).
How Omega compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Omega's total volume
Omega by state
Where Omega concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 74 | 3.4% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 49 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 28 | 1.3% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 16 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 16 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 12 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.3% |
74 of 2,186 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Omega appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Omega's data
- Omega's decade-level peak was the 1920s (373 total births); usage has since declined to 61 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Omegas (74 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Omega: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~132 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, 1893–2025 (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 Omega 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.