Boys' name · since 1996
Omkar
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 353 babies named Omkar, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,704 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,562 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 353
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Omkar currently ranks #8562 among boys' names in America, with 353 babies recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Omkar recorded 353 times among boys since 1996, holding rank #8562 nationally today, ahead of 39% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #9,704 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,562 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 353 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Omkar ranks #9,704 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,562 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 353 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,704 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,562 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 353
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Omkar's 353 recorded births place it above 78.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Omkar compares
353 49th percentile among 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
Omkar's all-time total is 4% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Omkar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 353 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Omkar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Omkar's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Omkar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Omkar by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (141 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Omkar's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Omkar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 40
1990s
40 births
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
- 2010s
2010s
132 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 141 births (40% of all-time use).
Omkar by state
Where Omkar concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19 | 5.4% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 14 | 4.0% |
19 of 353 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Omkar's data
- Omkar's decade-level peak was the 2000s (141 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Omkars (19 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 Omkar
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Omkar
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Omkar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Omkar 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.