Given name
Omah
“from the cedar tree”
Omah is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “from the cedar tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “from the cedar tree.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1884. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Omah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 150
- 0 boys · 150 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 10 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 1935. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1919.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Omah’s family of names
Omah has a related form in Oma. Omah has a related form in Ometa. Omah has a related form in Omete.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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