Boys' name · peaked in 2007
Omar name popularity since 1925
105,424 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Omar. Half of them were born in 2000 or earlier, so the typical Omar is about 26 years old in 2026. Omar peaked in 2007 as the #132 name for boys, and it ranked #260 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 105,424
- Named Omar, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #260
- for boys in 2025 (1,333 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 456 girls · 104,968 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.50× its national share
Peak year is the year Omar made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Omar births per year, 1925–2025
2007 was the biggest year for Omar both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1965 and 1970, Omar became 3.7× more common, from 1 in 12,400 baby boys to 1 in 3,370.
- Steepest fall: Between 2007 and 2012, its share of baby boys fell by 35%, from 1 in 645 to 1 in 987.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Omar's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Omar.
Decade by decade
Babies named Omar in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 6 | 381 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 519 | #802 |
| 1940s | 5 | 486 | #937 |
| 1950s | 0 | 739 | #914 |
| 1960s | 7 | 1,936 | #621 |
| 1970s | 116 | 9,256 | #229 |
| 1980s | 128 | 13,681 | #199 |
| 1990s | 119 | 23,729 | #139 |
| 2000s | 60 | 28,164 | #135 |
| 2010s | 15 | 17,945 | #217 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 8,132 | #260 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
39.5% of babies named Omar from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Omar is most popular
The index compares Omar's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Omar.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.50× | 922 |
| California | 2.49× | 27,232 |
| Arizona | 2.16× | 2,893 |
| Texas | 2.00× | 16,187 |
| New Jersey | 1.42× | 4,036 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Omar and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Omar (this page) | 104,968 | 2007 |
| Omer | 5,652 | 1891 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Omar's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Omar.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Omar (2007).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data