Omana

Meaning

darling, dear one; genuinely Malayalam rather than Sanskrit, the everyday word Kerala uses for a cherished child, and a signature mid-century Kerala women's name; three light syllables English speakers say correctly on first read

Popularity, 1890–2024

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Omana has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

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