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Om

“The primordial sound and sacred syllable”

1 syllable · 2 letters

About the name Om

Om is the single syllable the Upanishads treat as the sound the universe is made of, which makes it about as loaded as a two-letter name can be. Its brevity has kept it viable across a century of fashion, and Western familiarity with yoga has given it an unexpected second life abroad.

Om is a boy name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced OHM. On the NameRarity scale it scores 78 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the timeless.

Associated with
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Name facts at a glance

Meaning
The primordial sound and sacred syllable
Origin
Sanskrit
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
OHM
Syllables
1
Letters
2
US rank
Outside top 1000
Peak era
timeless
Rarity
78 / 100
Per million
~7.6
Starts with
O
Numerology
1 · The Pioneer

How popular is Om?

Popularity22/100
Rarity78/100

Om currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 7.6 people per million carry it — about 1 in 131,579. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.

Famous people named Om

  • Om Puri
    Indian actor of parallel and mainstream cinema
  • Om Prakash
    Hindi film character actor of the mid-twentieth century

Spellings and variants of Om

AumOmkaarOmprakash

Names similar to Om

Ultra Rare

Omprakash

om-pruh-KAASH

The light of the sacred syllable Om

Sanskrit91% rare
Very Rare

Pranav

PRUH-nahv

The syllable Om; the primordial sound

Sanskrit77% rare
Very Rare

Ved

VAYD

Sacred knowledge; the Vedas themselves

Sanskrit82% rare
Rare

Dhruv

DHROOV

Fixed, immovable; the pole star and the boy sage of the Puranas

Sanskrit75% rare
Very Rare

Mayur

MAH-yoor

Peacock, the bird sacred to Kartikeya

Sanskrit88% rare
Very Rare

Nayan

NAH-yun

Eye, or the act of seeing

Sanskrit88% rare
Very Rare

Omkar

OHM-kar

The sacred syllable Om made manifest

Marathi87% rare
Very Rare

Vansh

VAHNSH

Lineage, family line, descendant

Sanskrit86% rare
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Om — frequently asked questions

What does the name Om mean?

Om means "The primordial sound and sacred syllable". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a boy.

How do you pronounce Om?

Om is pronounced OHM, with 1 syllable.

How rare is the name Om?

Om scores 78 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 131,579 people carry it — about 7.6 per million.

What is the numerology number for Om?

Om carries the expression number 1, known as The Pioneer. Its soul urge number is 6 and its personality number is 4.

What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Om?

The lucky number for Om is 1 (with 10, 19, 28 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Sunlit Gold. The traditional lucky day is Sunday and the associated gemstone is Ruby.