Fun Facts About the Name Omaya
- 95 babies named Omaya: U.S. records list 95 babies given the name Omaya from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Omaya Mean?
Omaya is a feminine given name, most often a spelling of the Arabic name Umayya (أُمَيَّة), a diminutive of ama (أَمَة), "female servant" or "maidservant." The literal sense is "little maidservant"; in Arabic the diminutive pattern adds an affectionate or familiar force rather than a strict job description. Names of this shape are written in Latin letters in several ways, among them Umayya, Umayyah, Omayya, Omaya, and Oumaya.
A second Arabic name, Umayma (أُمَيْمَة), is a diminutive of umm (أُمّ), "mother," and means "little mother." It is also transliterated with an initial O (Oumaima, Omayma), but it is a distinct name rather than another spelling of Umayya, and non-Arabic use does not always keep the two apart.
Omaya Name History & Origins
The Arabic name Umayya is old. It belongs to Umayya ibn Abd Shams, the ancestor of the Banu Umayya, the clan from which the Umayyad caliphate took its name; that dynasty ruled from Damascus beginning in 661 and later ruled al-Andalus from Córdoba. The name is also borne by the pre-Islamic poet Umayya ibn Abi al-Salt.
The O spelling of Omaya follows a transliteration practice in which Arabic u is written o, common in French-influenced North African and Levantine usage. In the historical record Umayya appears chiefly as a masculine name, while Omaya is used today mainly for girls in Arabic-speaking countries and among Muslim communities elsewhere.
The similar-looking Spanish-language name Omayra is generally treated as a separate name whose origin is not securely established, so it should not be assumed to share the Arabic derivation.
How Popular is the Name Omaya?
Omaya has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2011. Its best rank was #10,847 in 2024.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,649 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #10,847 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #14,711 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #13,106 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #11,208 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #13,738 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #18,856 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #11,925 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #19,464 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #19,720 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #17,072 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #13,299 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #13,825 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #13,124 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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