Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Ohmer isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ohmer through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13
- 13 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1931
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 1931. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 769 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Similar names
If you love Ohmer, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Orlin
“the golden child”
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>99% boys
Anner
>99% boys
Odis
Odis is a masculine given name.
>99% boys
Garner
“one who gathers or keeps grain”
83% boys · 17% girls
Fowler
“one who traps birds”
>99% boys
Homer
“a tomboyish woman” · “of the pledge; an epic poet”
>99% boys
Doyle
“a dark stranger”
>99% boys