Omar

Last seen for girls in 2015 at #16,419 · #260 for boys in 2025, 1,333 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
2007 · 3,216 births
Debut · boys
14 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
106,438
since 1880

Omar over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Omar has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202010peak #131, 2007boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#2601,333
2024—#2601,345
2023—#2631,311
2022—#2431,453
2021—#2671,304
2020—#2541,386
2019—#2461,485
2018—#2411,583
2017—#2321,642
2016—#2231,735
2015#16,4195#2171,836
2014#16,5135#2141,808
2013—#2041,882
2012—#1991,921
2011—#1931,886
2010#16,9925#1752,167
2009—#1542,549
2008#17,5045#1442,864
2007#13,9247#1313,216
2006#11,4179#1313,105
2005—#1352,967
2004#9,89210#1482,725
2003#11,3258#1512,705
2002#13,5956#1512,622
2001#12,0567#1462,723
2000#10,7458#1462,688
1999#11,3857#1432,671
1998—#1462,452
1997#12,0706#1532,291
1996#10,5677#1402,518
1995#5,22118#1392,506
1994#5,01619#1462,419
1993#6,62213#1402,453
1992#4,68621#1442,306
1991#5,94915#1492,135
1990#6,46513#1581,978
1989#5,54515#1821,631
1988#6,27712#1921,426
1987#5,07415#2011,287
1986#4,72416#1941,313
1985#7,5638#1991,216
1984#6,8109#1931,271
1983#5,45712#1921,274
1982#5,53412#1831,385
1981#4,53216#1741,433
1980#5,24513#1701,445
1979#4,42016#1731,381
1978#4,93113#1811,293
1977#4,06917#1931,226
1976#3,96316#1981,137
1975#3,95016#229892
1974#5,7769#249809
1973#4,58612#249786
1972—#287645
1971#4,81011#345535
1970#7,0706#345552
1969—#368448
1968—#432316
1967#5,4577#480247
1966—#539200
1965—#621150
1964—#658139
1963—#726116
1962—#733109
1961—#716115
1960—#77596
1959—#80191
1958—#81585
1957—#85377
1956—#82282
1955—#90667
1954—#82677
1953—#85870
1952—#88363
1951—#88163
1950—#85064
1949—#85664
1948—#93355
1947—#1,03648
1946—#92552
1945—#92748
1944—#96445
1943—#1,01843
1942#4,6225#1,07440
1941—#91848
1940—#98243
1939—#1,03338
1938—#1,07636
1937—#85851
1936—#92444
1935—#79860
1934—#89749
1933—#77562
1932—#76967
1931—#95947
1930—#80265
1929#4,0536#81563
1928—#72278
1927—#73379
1926—#76571
1925—#67090
1924—#71086
1923—#72581
1922—#73081
1921—#65896
1920—#68088
1919—#556116
1918—#582109
1917—#66880
1916—#60692
1915—#69870
1914—#65859
1913—#61152
1912—#62244
1911—#68921
1910—#85913
1909—#75614
1908—#87710
1907—#66415
1906—#70912
1905—#59216
1904—#8748
1903—#57615
1902—#8628
1901—#7798
1900—#83610
1899—#45717
1898—#63512
1897—#43819
1896—#67411
1895—#41422
1894—#66810
1893—#50914
1892—#49716
1891—#9635
1890—#45816
1889—#58111
1888—#43019
1887—#58310
1886—#49114
1885—#48015
1884—#8486
1883—#49713
1882—#57611
1881—#53311
1880—#48214
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Omar was already there! It came in at #482, and was given to 14 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1891, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Omar is popular in 2010

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #222 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,003 boysNHWashington: #161 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 671 boysWAIdaho: #238 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 933 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #248 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,108 boysMNIllinois: #152 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 685 boysILWisconsin: #295 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,542 boysWIMichigan: #184 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 892 boysMINew York: #135 for boys · 153 births · 1 in 694 boysNYMassachusetts: #268 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,579 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedRIOregon: #185 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 678 boysORNevada: #150 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 570 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedSDIowa: #266 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,176 boysIAIndiana: #502 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,286 boysINOhio: #294 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,681 boysOHPennsylvania: #228 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,245 boysPANew Jersey: #110 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 516 boysNJConnecticut: #210 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,048 boysCTCalifornia: #109 for boys · 523 births · 1 in 447 boysCAUtah: #232 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 883 boysUTColorado: #234 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 917 boysCONebraska: #398 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,970 boysNEMissouri: #402 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,333 boysMOKentucky: #347 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,044 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedWVVirginia: #179 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 884 boysVAMaryland: #190 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 910 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedDEArizona: #136 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 533 boysAZNew Mexico: #128 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 477 boysNMKansas: #210 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 818 boysKSArkansas: #295 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,312 boysARTennessee: #304 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,598 boysTNNorth Carolina: #234 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,172 boysNCSouth Carolina: #187 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 915 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #82 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 279 boysDCOklahoma: #269 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,143 boysOKLouisiana: #560 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,978 boysLAMississippi: #360 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,728 boysMSAlabama: #240 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,230 boysALGeorgia: #215 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 1,035 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedHITexas: #132 for boys · 333 births · 1 in 536 boysTXFlorida: #183 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 908 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#82 · 1 in 279
  2. California#109 · 1 in 447
  3. New Jersey#110 · 1 in 516
  4. New Mexico#128 · 1 in 477
  5. Texas#132 · 1 in 536

Best ever in a state: #62 in Nevada, 1999.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#82141 in 279
California#1095231 in 447
New Jersey#110831 in 516
New Mexico#128211 in 477
Texas#1323331 in 536
New York#1351531 in 694
Arizona#136701 in 533
Nevada#150241 in 570
Illinois#1521021 in 685
Washington#161531 in 671
Virginia#179471 in 884
Florida#1831021 in 908
Michigan#184541 in 892
Oregon#185271 in 678
South Carolina#187231 in 915
Maryland#190311 in 910
Connecticut#210141 in 1,048
Kansas#210201 in 818
Georgia#215541 in 1,035
New Hampshire#22251 in 1,003
Pennsylvania#228491 in 1,245
Utah#232251 in 883
Colorado#234301 in 917
North Carolina#234441 in 1,172
Idaho#23891 in 933
Alabama#240191 in 1,230
Minnesota#248251 in 1,108
Iowa#266131 in 1,176
Massachusetts#268191 in 1,579
Oklahoma#269181 in 1,143
Ohio#294361 in 1,681
Arkansas#295111 in 1,312
Wisconsin#295181 in 1,542
Tennessee#304221 in 1,598
Kentucky#347111 in 2,044
Mississippi#36081 in 1,728
Nebraska#39851 in 1,970
Missouri#402141 in 2,333
Indiana#502111 in 3,286
Louisiana#56081 in 2,978
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Omar
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • Held #260 since 2024
  • 6 spots since 2020 (#254 → #260)
  • 43 spots since 2015 (#217 → #260)
  • Biggest jump: 466 spots in 1892 (#963 → #497)
  • Biggest drop: 505 spots in 1891 (#458 → #963)
Rise & fade · boys
127 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2007 at #131 (3,216 births)
  • Births halved by 2018, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 141 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 141 yrs · run 1948–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 645
  • Highest: 1 in 645 boys born in 2007 were named Omar (0.15%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,281 boys born in 2025 (0.08%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 26.5% of all boys named Omar (28,164) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s124#430 (1888)#550
1890s142#414 (1895)#571
1900s116#576 (1903)#753
1910s656#556 (1919)#655
1920s813#658 (1921)#721
1930s519#769 (1932)#889
1940s486#856 (1949)#963
1950s739#801 (1959)#850
1960s1,936#368 (1969)#605
1970s9,256#173 (1979)#245
1980s13,681#170 (1980)#188
1990s23,729#139 (1995)#146
2000s28,164#131 (2007)#144
2010s17,945#175 (2010)#214
2020s8,132#243 (2022)#258

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Omar in 2010

girls
#16,992
5 births · 1 in 355,519 girls
boys
#175
2,167 births · 1 in 885 boys

Top girls' names in 2010

  1. #1Isabella22,936
  2. #2Sophia20,656
  3. #3Emma17,366
  4. #4Olivia17,040
  5. #5Ava15,444
  6. #6Emily14,281
  7. #7Abigail14,257
  8. #8Madison13,196
  9. #9Chloe11,765
  10. #10Mia10,650
  11. #16,992Omar5

Top boys' names in 2010

  1. #1Jacob22,157
  2. #2Ethan18,020
  3. #3Michael17,387
  4. #4Jayden17,203
  5. #5William17,072
  6. #6Alexander16,769
  7. #7Noah16,481
  8. #8Daniel15,869
  9. #9Aiden15,547
  10. #10Anthony15,511
  11. #175Omar2,167
More about 2010

girls

1,777,595 girls got a published name in 2010; 1 in 355,519 of them was named Omar, which outranked 14.4% of the 19,841 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Omar
  1. #14,959Zynae6
  2. #14,959Zyriyah6
  3. #14,959Zyyanna6
  4. #16,992Omar5
  5. #16,992Aaditri5
  6. #16,992Aalaya5
  7. #16,992Aaliayah5

Tied with 2,849 names at #16,992; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2009
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,433Tenley#2,892 → #459
  2. ↑ 2,126Elin#2,852 → #726
  3. ↑ 664Jordynn#1,353 → #689
  4. ↑ 623Kynlee#1,509 → #886
  5. ↑ 513Farrah#1,063 → #550
Fallers
  1. ↓ 502Calleigh#834 → #1,336
  2. ↓ 491Marely#851 → #1,342
  3. ↓ 477Analia#331 → #808
  4. ↓ 417Destiney#900 → #1,317
  5. ↓ 326Dayanara#810 → #1,136

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,918,676 boys got a published name in 2010; 1 in 885 of them was named Omar, which outranked 98.8% of the 14,270 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Omar
  1. #172Jaxson2,223
  2. #173Sawyer2,220
  3. #174Jaiden2,209
  4. #175Omar2,167
  5. #176Tanner2,136
  6. #177Paul2,129
  7. #178Travis2,126
Biggest movers since 2009
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,631Bentlee#3,476 → #845
  2. ↑ 1,735Jencarlos#2,663 → #928
  3. ↑ 1,536Bently#2,203 → #667
  4. ↑ 940Callen#1,638 → #698
  5. ↑ 892Bode#1,665 → #773
Fallers
  1. ↓ 314Dereon#953 → #1,267
  2. ↓ 290Aaden#271 → #561
  3. ↓ 248Landin#935 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 229Rigoberto#920 → #1,149
  5. ↓ 191Dillan#793 → #984

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2010 →