Omar: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced OH-mahr · 2 syllables

From Arabic (umar). Doublet of Umar.

How popular is Omar?

Omar was the #260 name in the US in 2025, given to 1,333 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 2000.

Babies named Omar in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2000).

Half of US adults named Omar are older than 31; most are between 19 and 54. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Omar have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Omar is pronounced OH-mahr.

Omar was the #260 name in the US in 2025, given to 1,333 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 2000.

Half of US adults named Omar are older than 31. Most are between 19 and 54.