unisex name
Omega
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 3
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,024
Omega is a unisex name with 3 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 73% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2019, when 68 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 103,605 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Omega started out as a girls' name and is now given almost entirely to boys.
- First appears in US birth records in 1893.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Omega over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 28 |
| 1900s | 48 |
| 1910s | 233 |
| 1920s | 385 |
| 1930s | 251 |
| 1940s | 183 |
| 1950s | 173 |
| 1960s | 152 |
| 1970s | 304 |
| 1980s | 233 |
| 1990s | 187 |
| 2000s | 196 |
| 2010s | 338 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 293 |
How popular is Omega?
In 2025, Omega was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Omega is used
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 Omega
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Omega also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Omega over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Omega
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Omega — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Omega
How popular is the name Omega?
In 2025, Omega was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Omega a girl's or a boy's name?
Omega is used for both girls and boys. About 73% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Omega?
Omega has 3 syllables.
When was Omega most popular?
Omega peaked in 2019, when 68 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Omega a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Omega currently ranks #4,016 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Omega originally a boys' or girls' name?
Omega was given mostly to girls in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to boys.