Om
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- OHM
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,771 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,167 for boys
Om is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “the sacred syllable”. In 2025 it ranked 1,771st for boys in the UK (15 babies) and 2,167th for boys in the US (66 babies).
What does Om mean?
Sanskrit: the sacred syllable of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain tradition
“the sacred syllable”
Om (Aum) is the sacred sound chanted at the start of Hindu prayers and mantras, symbolising ultimate reality.
Is Om a girl's or a boy's name?
Om is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 boys in the UK and 66 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Om in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,771among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the UK were named Om, making it the 1,771st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,657th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 27 boys.
2025 had more boys named Om than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Om in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 20 boys in the UK were given Om or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,242, up from #1,771 for this spelling alone.
- Om 15
- Aum 5
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales.
Om in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,771 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 14 | #1,791 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,657 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,490 |
| 2016 | 17 | #1,591 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,693 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,573 |
| 2013 | 25 | #1,139 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2011 | 23 | #1,203 |
| 2010 | 26 | #1,121 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,391 |
| 2008 | 27 | #1,047 |
| 2007 | 23 | #1,139 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,302 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 17 | #1,183 |
| 2003 | 20 | #1,010 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
How popular is Om in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,167among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 66about 1 in 26,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 66 boys in the US were named Om, making it the 2,167th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,911th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 153 boys. It first appears in the records in 1983.
Half of all the boys named Om in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 71 boys in the US were given Om or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,804, up from #2,167 for this spelling alone.
- Om 66
- Aum 5
Om in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66 | #2,167 |
| 2024 | 68 | #2,156 |
| 2023 | 64 | #2,220 |
| 2022 | 58 | #2,407 |
| 2021 | 78 | #1,930 |
| 2020 | 77 | #1,911 |
| 2019 | 70 | #2,061 |
| 2018 | 78 | #1,900 |
| 2017 | 96 | #1,644 |
| 2016 | 86 | #1,774 |
| 2015 | 87 | #1,753 |
| 2014 | 87 | #1,730 |
| 2013 | 92 | #1,646 |
| 2012 | 102 | #1,551 |
| 2011 | 105 | #1,516 |
| 2010 | 117 | #1,415 |
| 2009 | 148 | #1,214 |
| 2008 | 153 | #1,169 |
| 2007 | 114 | #1,423 |
| 2006 | 104 | #1,467 |
| 2005 | 113 | #1,333 |
| 2004 | 131 | #1,181 |
| 2003 | 124 | #1,189 |
| 2002 | 46 | #2,245 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,716 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
Names like Om
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Obi Oluwatobiloba Obaloluwa Oluwademilade Oluwadarasimi Oluwatobi Oluwatamilore Chidubem Tobechukwu Oluwadunsin Kamsiyochukwu Kenechukwu
Other spellings of Om
Names related to Om
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Om: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/om, updated 20 October 2026.