Baby Name Popularity Profile

Omar

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Omar.

✦ Flourishing, long-lived 🌍 Arabic Traditional
National Rank (2025) #260
All-Time Peak Rank #131 Achieved 2006
Total U.S. Births 106,438 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 99.9% Boy / 0.1% Girl Male Archetype
First Recorded 1880 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2000s 3,216 births in 2007
πŸ’‘ The Omar Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Flourishing, long-lived
Language Origin Arabic
Origin Type single
Derived from the Arabic word 'umr' (ΨΉΩ…Ψ±) meaning 'life' or 'to live long'.
Alternative Spellings
Umar
Pronunciation: OH-mar
Themes & Categories
Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Omar across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -3.8%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -27.4%
2015: 1,836 births 1,836 2016: 1,735 births 2017: 1,642 births 2018: 1,583 births 2019: 1,485 births 2020: 1,386 births 1,386 2021: 1,304 births 2022: 1,453 births 2023: 1,311 births 2024: 1,345 births 2025: 1,333 births 1,333
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 3,216 births in 2007
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 66 yrs
Longest Streak 146 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 124
1890s: 142
1900s: 116
1910s: 656
1920s: 813
1930s: 519
1940s: 486
1950s: 739
1960s: 1,936
1970s: 9,256
1980s: 13,681
1990s: 23,729
2000s: 28,164
2010s: 17,945
2020s: 8,132

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Om-ar
Letter Count 4 letters
Spelling Complexity Easy
Length Percentile Longer than 1.4% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 1.4% of SSA names. Starts with O, a letter used by only 1.4% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Nevada
Top States Nevada, California, Arizona, Texas, New Jersey
States with Data 45
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Nevada #260 922 2008 Insufficient historical volume
California #177 27,173 1993 9.3% Decline
Arizona #208 2,893 2006 +5.1% Growth
Texas #188 16,216 2007 11.8% Decline
New Jersey #223 4,036 1979 2.3% Decline
New Mexico #190 784 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #335 4,636 2006 31.8% Decline
Illinois #176 6,351 2001 +21.4% Growth
District of Columbia Unranked 560 1981 Insufficient historical volume
New York #195 9,531 1978 +13.2% Growth
Colorado #434 1,309 2003 61.1% Decline
Washington #187 1,613 2006 +42.4% Growth
Oregon #343 854 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #207 1,849 2015 6.5% Decline
Georgia #354 2,147 2006 2.9% Decline
Maryland #340 1,126 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #261 763 2007 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #394 1,953 2007 +7.4% Growth
Idaho Unranked 263 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #162 2,445 2001 +21.2% Growth
Utah #602 492 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware #195 120 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #253 2,759 1980 +17.5% Growth
Massachusetts #374 1,212 2001 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #300 900 2008 16.0% Decline
Kansas #291 513 2001 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #370 618 2009 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #405 614 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #267 1,827 2008 +4.4% Growth
Wisconsin #407 749 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #497 789 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #537 841 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #486 255 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #740 588 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #545 708 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #575 568 1977 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas Unranked 306 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #560 430 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi Unranked 283 2002 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #556 291 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island Unranked 51 2001 Insufficient historical volume
Maine #260 29 1921 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 20 1924 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia Unranked 16 1924 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire Unranked 5 2010 Insufficient historical volume

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