Boys' name · since 1973

Omid

803 babies named Omid in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#5,893 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,446 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
803
born since 1973
1990s
peak decade

803 babies have been named Omid since 1973, making it today's #4446 boys' name.

Social Security Administration records show Omid recorded 803 times among boys since 1973, holding rank #4446 nationally today, ahead of 68% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.

  • #5,893 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #4,446 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 803 born since 1973
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Omid ranks #5,893 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,446 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 803 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.

#5,893 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,446 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
803
born since 1973
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%68%
Omid vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Omid's 803 recorded births place it above 87.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Omid compares

803 Top 35% higher than 65% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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

Omid's all-time total is 118% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Omid Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 803 369 358,536
Peak-year births 30 34 22,252

Omid's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Omid splits its recorded history at 2001: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Omid popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1987)
30
Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
010203040 19731983199019972004201120182025 23

Omid by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (213 births, 27% of the file).

1990s was Omid's strongest decade.

213 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.

Omid births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 213 births (27% of all-time use).

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

How Omid compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Omid's total volume

Omid vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -36, 6.4%-108, 2.1%-37, 10.3%-26, 13.7%-46, 4%-28, 6.6%-117, 2.9%-58, 4.1%-75, 3.7%-44, 7.1%-44, 4.5%-33, 11.6%-116, 1.9%-22, 8.7%-27, 11%Omid-53, 3.7%Omid
Omid vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Omid by state

Where Omid concentrates geographically, total births since 1973

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Omid
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
309 38.5%
California share of Omid's total US births 38.5%

309 of 803 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Omid?
Omid has been given to 803 babies in the U.S. since 1973, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #5,893 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #4,446 of 13,930. 30 babies were born in 1987, its single highest year.
Where does Omid sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Omid ranks #5,893 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,446 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Omid most popular?
Omid was most popular in the 1990s decade with 213 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Omid most popular?
The top states for the name Omid are California (309 births).
How long has the name Omid been used?
Records for Omid go back to 1973, giving 53 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Omid?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Omir, Omi, Omiri, Omiras, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Omid's data

  • Omid's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (213 total births) through the 2020s (92) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Omids (309 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Omid

Nearby Names Like Omid

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Omid

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Omid: 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, 1973–2025 (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 Omid 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.