Recorded 1912–2022 Girls' name Peak 1923 232 births

Omelia — girls' name

232 babies named Omelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s481920s581930s271940s411950s182010s122020s28
1920s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Omelia was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

12 babies were named Omelia in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Omelia

The Social Security Administration has registered 232 babies named Omelia between 1912 and 2022, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Omelia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Omelia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Omelia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Omelia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Omelia 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 232 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.

Omelia at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

232

Since 1912

111 years of records

Peak year

1923

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1912

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2022

Omelia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1912

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1923)
12
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
468101214 20221957194519391926192119161912 8

Omelia by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
58 births that decade — 25% of Omelia's all-time total
1910s481920s581930s271940s411950s182010s122020s28

Omelia by state

Where Omelia concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Omelia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.2%
Texas share of Omelia's total US births 2.2%

5 of 232 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Omelia?
232 babies have been named Omelia since 1912. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1923 with 12 births.
When was Omelia most popular?
Omelia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Omelia most popular?
The top states for the name Omelia are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Omelia been used?
Omelia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 111 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Omelia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Omega, Omeka, Omer, Omesha, 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, 1912–2022 (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.