Aum
Boy · OHM · Sanskrit
Aum is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “the sacred syllable Om”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Aum mean?
Sanskrit: spelling of Om
“the sacred syllable Om”
Aum is the most sacred sound in Hinduism, chanted at the start of prayers and mantras.
- Say it
- OHM
Is Aum a girl's or a boy's name?
Aum is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aum in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 65% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Aum, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2009, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Aum in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 20 boys in the UK were given Aum or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,242, up from #3,747 for this spelling alone.
- Om 15
- Aum 5
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Aum in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,582 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
How popular is Aum in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #12,003among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Aum, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Aum than any year since 2002.
Half of all the boys named Aum in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 71 boys in the US were given Aum or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,804, up from #12,003 for this spelling alone.
- Om 66
- Aum 5
Aum in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,475 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
Names like Aum
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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