Girls' name · since 1996
Oumou
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 759 babies named Oumou, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,058 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,143 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 759
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Oumou currently ranks #4143 among girls' names in America, with 759 babies recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Oumou recorded 759 times among girls since 1996, holding rank #4143 nationally today, ahead of 76% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #9,058 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,143 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 759 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oumou ranks #9,058 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,143 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 759 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,058 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,143 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 759
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Oumou's 759 recorded births place it above 87.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Oumou compares
759 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Oumou's all-time total is 102% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Oumou | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 759 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Oumou's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Oumou splits its recorded history at 2011: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1996 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Oumou popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Oumou by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (309 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Oumou's strongest decade.
309 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Oumou births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
- 2000s
2000s
235 births
- 2010s
2010s
309 births
- 2020s
2020s
180 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 309 births (41% of all-time use).
How Oumou compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Oumou's total volume
Oumou by state
Where Oumou concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 359 | 47.3% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 17 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 1.3% |
359 of 759 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Oumou's data
- Oumou's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (309 total births) through the 2020s (180) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Oumous (359 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Oumou: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
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 Oumou 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.