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Omar

Gender

Male

Origin

Arabic
Ultimate Devotee
Life or thriving, long-living

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Omar

Pronunciation

o-mar

Famous People

Arab poet Omar Abi Rabeiah, Actor Omar Sharif, Actor Omar Epps, Actor Omar Gooding

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #131, 3,213 births); most recent 2025 (rank #260, 1,333 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1992 (rank #4844, 20 births); most recent 2015 (rank #16321, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20251,333–
20241,343–
20231,311–
20221,453–
20211,304–
20201,386–
20191,485–
20181,582–
20171,642–
20161,734–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #157, 332 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025332
2024290
2023285
2022271
2021250
2020244
2019236
2018271
2017243
2016275

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #172, 408 births); most recent 2023 (rank #176, 360 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023360
2022362
2021320
2020316
2019408
2018370
2017346
2016320
2015331
2014253

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #227, 21 births); most recent 2025 (rank #229, 20 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202520
202416
202317
202221
202115
202014
201910
201811
201712
201615

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #178, 23 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202523
202414
20238
202212
202118
20208
201911
201812
201710
201614

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #274, 6 births); most recent 2022 (rank #414, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
20223
2021–
20203
20196
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #203, 20 births); most recent 2023 (rank #354, 9 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20239
202219
202112
202020
201912
201812
201711
201614
201514
20146

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence