Omega
Omega is the twenty-fourth and last letter of the Greek alphabet. In the Greek numeric system/isopsephy (gematria), it has a value of 800. The name of the letter was originally ὦ, but it was later changed to ὦ μέγα in the Middle Ages to distinguish it from omicron ⟨ο⟩, whose name means 'small o', as both letters had come to be pronounced. In modern Greek, its name has fused into ωμέγα.
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Meaning & Origin of Omega
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Omega is the twenty-fourth and last letter of the Greek alphabet. In the Greek numeric system/isopsephy (gematria), it has a value of 800. The name of the letter was originally ὦ, but it was later changed to ὦ μέγα in the Middle Ages to distinguish it from omicron ⟨ο⟩, whose name means 'small o', as both letters had come to be pronounced. In modern Greek, its name has fused into ωμέγα.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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Origin & history
The Story of Omega
As a girl name
Omega first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1893, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1925, when 50 Omegas were born — ranking #1,074 that year. As of 2026, Omega ranks #8,551 for girls with 11 births, holding steady (+2%). In total, more than 2K Omegas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Omega first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 52 Omegas were born — ranking #2,524 that year. As of 2026, Omega ranks #3,393 for boys with 35 births, gradually falling (-13%). In total, more than 862 Omegas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Omega
Omega is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1893 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Omega's peak popularity came in 1925 when it ranked #955. Use the chart and map above to compare Omega'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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