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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #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 1976

  • 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: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedMNIllinois: #195 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 1,285 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedWIMichigan: #228 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,263 boysMINew York: #77 for boys · 225 births · 1 in 499 boysNYMassachusetts: #256 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,205 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedIAIndiana: #275 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,935 boysINOhio: #440 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 7,487 boysOHPennsylvania: #186 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,626 boysPANew Jersey: #93 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 613 boysNJConnecticut: #262 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,642 boysCTCalifornia: #128 for boys · 256 births · 1 in 620 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedNEMissouri: #351 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,125 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedWVVirginia: #287 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,543 boysVAMaryland: #285 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,887 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedDEArizona: #170 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 893 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedKSArkansas: #321 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,968 boysARTennessee: #434 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,955 boysTNNorth Carolina: #312 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,788 boysNCSouth Carolina: #234 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,532 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #103 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 479 boysDCOklahoma: #339 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,185 boysOKLouisiana: #348 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,533 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedMSAlabama: #301 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,513 boysALGeorgia: #334 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,968 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Omar, so not publishedHITexas: #121 for boys · 194 births · 1 in 554 boysTXFlorida: #175 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,004 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New York#77 · 1 in 499
  2. New Jersey#93 · 1 in 613
  3. District of Columbia#103 · 1 in 479
  4. Texas#121 · 1 in 554
  5. California#128 · 1 in 620

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#772251 in 499
New Jersey#93661 in 613
District of Columbia#103161 in 479
Texas#1211941 in 554
California#1282561 in 620
Arizona#170201 in 893
Florida#175471 in 1,004
Pennsylvania#186441 in 1,626
Illinois#195611 in 1,285
Michigan#228271 in 2,263
South Carolina#234131 in 1,532
Massachusetts#256101 in 3,205
Connecticut#26261 in 2,642
Indiana#275131 in 2,935
Maryland#28571 in 2,887
Virginia#287121 in 2,543
Alabama#301101 in 2,513
North Carolina#312131 in 2,788
Arkansas#32151 in 2,968
Georgia#334121 in 2,968
Oklahoma#33961 in 3,185
Louisiana#348121 in 2,533
Missouri#35181 in 4,125
Tennessee#43451 in 5,955
Ohio#440101 in 7,487
Alaska
Colorado
Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho
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Kentucky
Maine
Minnesota
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
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North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

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 1976

girls
#3,963
16 births · 1 in 91,569 girls
boys
#198
1,137 births · 1 in 1,380 boys

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #3,963Omar16

Top boys' names in 1976

  1. #1Michael66,915
  2. #2Jason52,643
  3. #3Christopher45,190
  4. #4David39,265
  5. #5James38,294
  6. #6John33,976
  7. #7Robert33,789
  8. #8Brian30,517
  9. #9Matthew29,951
  10. #10Daniel24,702
  11. #198Omar1,137
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 91,569 of them was named Omar, which outranked 63.7% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Omar
  1. #3,812Zara17
  2. #3,812Zelda17
  3. #3,812Zipporah17
  4. #3,963Omar16
  5. #3,963Adrea16
  6. #3,963Adrien16
  7. #3,963Aislinn16
  8. #4,154Abagail15
  9. #4,154Adrain15
  10. #4,154Aiyana15

Tied with 190 names at #3,963; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. 3,548Rhiannon#4,141#593
  2. 3,533Mackenzie#4,370#837
  3. 3,060Khalilah#3,774#714
  4. 1,663Kenisha#2,612#949
  5. 1,455Latoria#2,411#956
Fallers
  1. 821Nyree#926#1,747
  2. 668Syreeta#778#1,446
  3. 505Cher#994#1,499
  4. 398Kandice#957#1,355
  5. 370Racquel#973#1,343

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

boys

1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 1,380 of them was named Omar, which outranked 97.0% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Omar
  1. #195Heath1,151
  2. #195Stanley1,151
  3. #197Angel1,139
  4. #198Omar1,137
  5. #199Raul1,111
  6. #200Cody1,098
  7. #201Toby1,094
Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. 3,506Seneca#4,309#803
  2. 1,165Jameel#2,134#969
  3. 712Delvin#1,658#946
  4. 567Jerimy#1,530#963
  5. 510Jamaal#1,042#532
Fallers
  1. 1,113Santino#1,000#2,113
  2. 511Carnell#900#1,411
  3. 453Nakia#337#790
  4. 395Charlton#938#1,333
  5. 376Benjiman#970#1,346

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

See the top 100 for 1976