Girls' name · since 1916
Oweda
Oweda has 44 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #36,513 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Oweda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 44 have been recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Oweda recorded 44 times among girls since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1959.
- #36,513 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 44 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oweda ranks #36,513 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #36,513 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Oweda's 44 recorded births place it above 49.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Oweda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Oweda splits its recorded history at 1927: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Oweda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1959
- Peak year (1925)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Oweda by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (24 births, 55% of the file).
1920s was Oweda's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Oweda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
24 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 24 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Oweda's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (24 total births) through the 1950s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Oweda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1916–1959 (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 Oweda 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.