Total births
78
Girls' name · since 2003
Omya
78 babies named Omya in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 78
- total births
- 2003–2018
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
Omya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 78 have been recorded since 2003.
Omya has 78 recorded births among girls since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2018.
- 78 total births
- 2003–2018 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 53% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
78 girls have been named Omya since 2003, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.
- 78
- total births
- 2003–2018
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
53% of everyone ever named Omya was born in this single decade.
2005
Single peak year
10 babies were named Omya in 2005 - its busiest year on record.
Omya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Omya's full recorded timeline at 2011, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Omya at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
2005
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2003
Omya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2018
- Peak year (2005)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Omya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Omya's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Omya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
41 births
- 2010s
2010s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 41 births (53% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Omya? ▼
Since 2003, Social Security records show 78 babies named Omya. The most recent recorded year was 2018. Its busiest year on record was 2005, with 10 births.
When was Omya most popular? ▼
Omya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Omya been used? ▼
Records for Omya go back to 2003, giving 16 years of history through 2018.
What names are similar to Omya? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Omyra. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Omya's data
- Omya's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (41 total births) through the 2010s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2003–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Omya: Baby Name Since 2003 - 78 Births, Peak 2005." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/omya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Omya 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 June 2026.