boy's name

Oman

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 54

Oman is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2000 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1973, when 7 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1925.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Oman over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2000, not a full ten years.

18
'20 '70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Oman by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1920s 11
1970s 18
1980s 6
1990s 5
2000s (to 2000) 5

How popular is Oman?

In 2000, Oman was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Oman is used

England & Wales #3,129 4 in 2002
France #6,701 5 in 2019
United States #11,740 5 in 2000

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Oman

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Oman also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Oman over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Oman

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Oman — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Oman

How popular is the name Oman?

In 2000, Oman was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Oman a girl's or a boy's name?

Oman is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Oman?

Oman has 2 syllables.

When was Oman most popular?

Oman peaked in 1973, when 7 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.