Girls' name · since 1915

Omia

42 babies named Omia in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#37,050 of 72,339
all-time among girls
42
born since 1915
1920s
peak decade

Omia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 42 recorded since 1915.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Omia has been recorded 42 times among girls since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1915 to 1939.

  • #37,050 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 42 born since 1915
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Omia ranks #37,050 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 42 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.

#37,050 of 72,339
all-time among girls
42
born since 1915
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Omia's 42 recorded births place it above 48.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Omia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Omia splits its recorded history at 1921: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Omia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1939

Last recorded 1939
Peak year (1921)
8
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
456789 1915191919201921192219241939 6

Omia by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (25 births, 60% of the file).

1920s was Omia's strongest decade.

25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.

Omia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 25 births (60% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Omia?
42 babies have been named Omia since 1915. All-time, it sits at #37,050 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1939. The peak year was 1921 with 8 births.
Where does Omia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Omia ranks #37,050 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Omia most popular?
Omia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Omia been used?
Records for Omia go back to 1915, giving 25 years of history through 1939.
What names are similar to Omia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Omie, Omi, Omina, Omiyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Omia's data

  • Omia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1930s -- 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.

Keep exploring Omia

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Omia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–1939 (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 Omia 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.