Is Oma a boy or girl name?
Oma was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 98.1% of the 9,779 US babies named Oma were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Oma since 1880
- 9,779
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 294 babies
Boys and girls named Oma, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 394 | 100% |
| 1890s | 6 | 859 | 99.3% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,250 | 100% |
| 1910s | 42 | 2,098 | 98% |
| 1920s | 79 | 2,222 | 96.6% |
| 1930s | 34 | 1,326 | 97.5% |
| 1940s | 5 | 717 | 99.3% |
| 1950s | 5 | 386 | 98.7% |
| 1960s | 0 | 159 | 100% |
| 1970s | 10 | 88 | 89.8% |
| 1980s | 0 | 38 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 26 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 16 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 19 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,520 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,381 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,172 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 5 | #19,718 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,274 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,421 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,457 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,105 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,307 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,559 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,893 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,803 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,704 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,759 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,910 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,828 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,281 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,281 |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,224 | 5 | #10,399 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,942 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,934 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,654 | 7 | #7,202 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,389 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,026 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,537 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,110 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,417 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,313 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,139 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,501 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,070 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,041 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,719 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,812 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,414 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,379 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,012 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,106 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,787 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,568 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,616 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,611 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,346 |
| 1951 | 5 | #4,102 | 53 | #1,288 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,447 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,231 |
| 1948 | 5 | #4,046 | 68 | #1,081 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,158 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,285 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 66 | #952 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 72 | #906 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 71 | #931 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 92 | #798 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 87 | #778 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 99 | #701 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 122 | #612 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 119 | #631 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,420 | 120 | #619 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 105 | #647 |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,546 | 109 | #627 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 120 | #602 |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,017 | 147 | #525 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 164 | #512 |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,599 | 152 | #537 |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,506 | 168 | #523 |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,390 | 180 | #503 |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,288 | 176 | #524 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,365 | 180 | #526 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,648 | 197 | #496 |
| 1925 | 10 | #2,883 | 243 | #442 |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,426 | 251 | #441 |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,728 | 236 | #443 |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,178 | 224 | #458 |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,205 | 262 | #416 |
| 1920 | 9 | #3,144 | 273 | #401 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,622 | 245 | #414 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,613 | 284 | #388 |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,676 | 223 | #430 |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,682 | 284 | #366 |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,234 | 279 | #361 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 189 | #386 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,138 | 171 | #370 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 164 | #357 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 125 | #358 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 134 | #341 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 139 | #310 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 132 | #308 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 129 | #306 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 125 | #299 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 133 | #288 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 111 | #306 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 126 | #279 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 122 | #284 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 117 | #276 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 116 | #304 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 101 | #297 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 113 | #290 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 90 | #307 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 97 | #297 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 85 | #315 |
| 1894 | 6 | #1,047 | 84 | #300 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 83 | #299 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 72 | #318 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 66 | #312 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 68 | #308 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 71 | #282 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 65 | #293 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 46 | #316 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 39 | #345 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 27 | #400 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 42 | #300 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 34 | #305 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 33 | #312 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 19 | #389 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 18 | #402 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Oma reached #1,047 in 1894. As a girl name, it reached #276 in 1901. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Oma
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.