Ohm
The ohm is the unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI). It is named after German physicist Georg Ohm (1789–1854).
Meaning & Origin of Ohm
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The ohm is the unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI). It is named after German physicist Georg Ohm (1789–1854).
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Origin & history
The Story of Ohm
Ohm first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2001, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 38 Ohms were born — ranking #2,620 that year. As of 2026, Ohm ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 191 Ohms have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ohm
Ohm is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 191 births in the dataset. Ohm's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #2,620. Use the chart and map above to compare Ohm's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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