Total births
10
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.
- 10
- total births
- 1920–1925
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that 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.
- 10 total births
- 1920–1925 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
10 girls have been named Oweta since 1920, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1925.
- 10
- total births
- 1920–1925
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Oweta was born in this single decade.
1920
Single peak year
5 babies were named Oweta in 1920 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1925Peak year
1920
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1920
Oweta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1925
- Peak year (1920)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Oweta by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
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 last appearance in the data was 1925. 5 babies were born in 1920, its single highest year.
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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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, 1920–1925 (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. "Oweta: Baby Name Since 1920 - 10 Births, Peak 1920." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/oweta. 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 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 June 2026.