Girls' name · since 1920

Oweta

Oweta has 10 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#56,252 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 1920
1920s
peak decade

10 girls have been named Oweta since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Oweta has 10 recorded births among girls since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1925.

  • #56,252 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 10 born since 1920
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oweta ranks #56,252 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.

#56,252 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 1920
1920s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Oweta's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Oweta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Oweta's SSA record in two at 1925 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded.

Oweta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1925

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1920)
5
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
5 19201925 5

Oweta by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).

1920s was Oweta's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Oweta births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oweta?
Oweta has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 1920, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #56,252 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1925. 5 babies were born in 1920, its single highest year.
Where does Oweta sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oweta ranks #56,252 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Oweta most popular?
Oweta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Oweta been used?
The SSA has tracked Oweta since 1920 -- 6 years through the most recent 1925 data.
What names are similar to Oweta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Owen, Oweda, Owena, Owetta. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Oweta: 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, 1920–1925 (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 Oweta 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.