Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Sanskrit.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Om through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,321
- 2,321 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 153 babies
- 2025
- 66
- #2,177 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −18%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 66 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,177 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 17.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 153 in 2008. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,893 as a first name in 2020; 920 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.
Om’s family of names
In Greek usage, Om as a surname is a transliteration of Ωμ.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Om
- Om PuriIndian actor (1949–2017)
- Om Prakash KohliIndian politician1935–2023
- Om Prakash Rawat22nd Chief Election Commissioner of Indiaborn 1953
- Om MalikIndian-American writer (1966–2026)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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