How Many People Are Named Omega?
An estimated 1,847 people in the United States have the first name Omega. It is used for both genders, with 73.4% female. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Omega peaked in popularity in 2019 with 68 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Omega as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Omega paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,847
About 1 in 185,574 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
73.4% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
2019
68 births
Total Registered
2,972
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Omega
Omega is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (26.6%) and females (73.4%). Out of 2,972 total births registered, 791 were male and 2,181 were female.
Omega as a male name
Ranked #3,249 in 2024
37 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (52 births)
Omega as a female name
Ranked #9,373 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 1925 (50 births)
Omega: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Omega span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 385 babies were registered. While Omega is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Omega by Decade
How has Omega tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Omega by State
Birth registrations for Omega span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Oklahoma, Kentucky. The lowest are in South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama. On average, about 22 Omegas were registered per state.
Omega + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Omega as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Omega
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Omega: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Omega?
We estimate approximately 1,847 people named Omega are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 185,574 Americans share this first name.
Is Omega a common name?
Omega is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,972 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Omega most popular?
Omega reached peak popularity in 2019, when 68 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Omega is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Omega a female name?
Omega is predominantly female. 73.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Omega Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Omega Smith, Omega Johnson, Omega Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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