Girl · #16,544 in 2026

Omayra

Omayra Sánchez Garzón was a Colombian girl trapped and killed by a landslide when she was 13 years old.

Current Rank
#16,544
Peak Rank
#1,474 (1970)
Total Babies
814
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1969
First Year
2013
Last Year
1970
Peak Year
#1474
Peak Rank
814
Total Count
41
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Omayra

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Omayra Sánchez Garzón was a Colombian girl trapped and killed by a landslide when she was 13 years old.

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Origin & history
Main article: Armero tragedy On November 13, 1985, the volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupted. At 9:09 pm, pyroclastic flows exploding from the crater melted the mountain's icecap, forming lahars which cascaded into river valleys below. One lahar, consisting of three pulses, did most of the damage. Traveling at 6 meters (20 ft) per second (~13.5 miles per hour, ~22 km/h), the first pulse enveloped most of the town of Armero , killing as many as 20,000 people; the two later pulses weakened buildings. Another lahar killed 1,800 people in nearby Chinchiná . In total 23,000 people were killed and 13 vill

The Story of Omayra

Omayra first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1969, with 42 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1970: 68 births, good for #1,474 nationwide. About 48% of every Omayra on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Omayra last appeared in the published SSA data in 2013, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 814 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Omayra

Phonetically similar names — useful when Omayra is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Omayra

What does the name Omayra mean?
Omayra Sánchez Garzón was a Colombian girl trapped and killed by a landslide when she was 13 years old.
How popular is Omayra in 2026?
In 2026, Omayra ranks #16,544 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Omayra most popular?
Omayra reached its peak popularity in 1970, ranking #1,474 that year with 68 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Omayra most popular?
Omayra has historically been most popular in Puerto Rico, Connecticut, New York. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Omayra.
Is Omayra a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Omayra is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Omayra?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Omayra include Curtis, Lanell, Laural. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Omayra

Omayra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 814 births in the dataset. Omayra's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #1,474. Use the chart and map above to compare Omayra'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.