Given name & surname
Oma
“a great leader; one who is commanding”·“a commanding man”
Oma is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “a great leader; one who is commanding” (Arabic) and “a commanding man” (Arabic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a great leader; one who is commanding” (Arabic) and “a commanding man” (Arabic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
How it developed
In English usage, Oma is a feminine form of Omar.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Oma through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,779
- 181 boys · 9,598 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 294 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 girls is 5 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,968 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Oma’s family of names
In English usage, Oma is a feminine form of Omar. Oma has a related form in Omah. Oma has a related form in Omma.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Appears in
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