Fun Facts About the Name Omni
- 439 babies named Omni: U.S. records list 439 babies given the name Omni from 1880 through 2025. Even 100 boys received the name Omni - about 1 boy for every 3 girls.
What Does the Name Omni Mean?
Omni comes from Latin omnis, an adjective meaning "all" or "every" (neuter omne). In Latin it was ordinary vocabulary rather than a personal name: it appears in set phrases and in compounds such as omnipotens ("all-powerful"), omniscius ("all-knowing"), and the dative and ablative plural omnibus ("for all"), which passed through French into English as the word for a vehicle carrying everyone.
English adopted omni- as a combining prefix, the source of words like omnivore, omnipresent, and omnidirectional. The given name Omni is the Latin root used on its own, so its literal sense is "all" or "every." It is not related to the Sanskrit syllable om (also written aum), the sacred sound in Hindu tradition; the two words resemble each other only in sound, not in origin.
Omni Name History & Origins
Latin omnis is an old Italic word, but its deeper Indo-European ancestry is not settled: it has no clear counterpart in Greek or Indo-Iranian that would allow a confident reconstruction of an earlier form. Within Latin it remained a common adjective and a productive element in compounds. Roman personal names came mainly from a fixed set of praenomina such as Marcus, Lucius, and Gaius, and omnis belonged instead to ordinary speech and to word formation.
Omni- entered English largely through Latin and Latin-derived learned vocabulary, with many such words coined from the 17th century onward, and the prefix is still used to make new words. As a standalone term, Omni was taken up in the 20th century by businesses and publications - the magazine Omni and the Omni hotel chain are familiar examples - which spread the word beyond classical and scientific contexts.
Omni as a given name is an uncommon modern usage in English-speaking countries, belonging to the broad practice of forming names from Latin word roots. It also appears in fiction, for instance as the superhero name Omni-Man in the comic series Invincible.
How Popular is the Name Omni?
Omni 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 2021. Its best rank was #5,519 in 1988.
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 | #8,735 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #6,556 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #7,169 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2022 | #6,642 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2021 | #6,109 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2020 | #6,849 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2019 | #8,041 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #15,180 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #13,740 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #11,558 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #11,610 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #16,031 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #16,038 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #18,855 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #16,443 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #14,833 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #16,945 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #15,075 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #12,173 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #18,100 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #15,276 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #14,929 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #9,915 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #10,517 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #12,321 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #13,668 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #11,751 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #7,970 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #15,108 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #15,102 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #12,894 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #11,135 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #7,310 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1988 | #5,519 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #8,522 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #6,972 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #8,705 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,732 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #8,130 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #9,511 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #7,603 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #8,651 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #8,545 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #8,688 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #7,476 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #11,815 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #9,448 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #14,060 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2006 | #13,477 | 5 | 0.0002% |
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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