US rank #9061 Boys' name Peak 2022 36 births

Omen — #9061 US boys' name

36 babies named Omen in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s62020s30
#9061
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 36% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

83% of everyone ever named Omen was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

9 babies were named Omen in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Omen

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Omen between 1921 and 2024, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Omen currently holds the #9061 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Omen performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Omen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Omen 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 36 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.

Omen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

36

Since 1921

104 years of records

Peak year

2022

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#9,061

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1921

Recorded for 104 years

Last year on file: 2024

Omen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1921

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
9
Annual births at peak — across 104 years of records
5678910 20242023202220201921 6

Omen by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
30 births that decade — 83% of Omen's all-time total
1920s62020s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Omen?
36 babies have been named Omen since 1921. It currently ranks #9061 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 9 births.
When was Omen most popular?
Omen was most popular in the 2020s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Omen been used?
Omen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 104 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Omen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Omer, Omega, Omero, Omeed, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1921–2024 (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.