How Many People Are Named Omelia?
An estimated 75 people in the United States have the first name Omelia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Omelia peaked in popularity in 1923 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Omelia 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 Omelia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Omelia is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
75
About 1 in 4,570,058 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1923
12 births
Total Registered
232
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Omelia
Omelia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 232 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Omelia as a female name
Ranked #13,224 in 2022
7 female births in 2022
Peak: 1923 (12 births)
Omelia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Omelia span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 58 babies were registered. While Omelia is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Omelia by Decade
How has Omelia 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.
Omelia by State
Omelia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Omelia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Omelia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Omelia?
We estimate approximately 75 people named Omelia 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 4,570,058 Americans share this first name.
Is Omelia a common name?
Omelia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 60.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 232 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Omelia most popular?
Omelia reached peak popularity in 1923, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Omelia is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Omelia a female name?
Omelia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Omelia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Omelia Smith, Omelia Johnson, Omelia 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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