NameTides

Omar

Omar was the #260 boys' name in the US in 2025 (1,333 babies), and #157 in England & Wales and #111 in Canada.

Omar as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Omar as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandUS
Omar as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#260 (1,333)#157 (332)#178 (23)—#232 (20)#111 (277)
2024#260 (1,345)#175 (290)#278 (14)—#267 (16)#124 (256)
2023#263 (1,311)#182 (285)#400 (8)—#254 (17)#141 (219)
2022#243 (1,453)#191 (271)#312 (12)#414 (3)#231 (21)#157 (220)
2021#267 (1,304)#212 (250)#244 (18)—#296 (15)#155 (236)
2020#254 (1,386)#208 (244)#390 (8)#392 (3)#307 (14)#167 (222)
2019#246 (1,485)#216 (236)#320 (11)#274 (6)#370 (10)#155 (239)
2018#241 (1,583)#194 (271)#310 (12)—#350 (11)#140 (266)
2017#232 (1,642)#219 (243)#352 (10)—#336 (12)#147 (265)
2016#223 (1,735)#203 (275)#290 (14)—#298 (15)#171 (218)
2015#217 (1,836)#217 (260)#470 (6)—#329 (13)#162 (237)
2014#214 (1,808)#229 (246)#378 (9)—#403 (9)#172 (219)
2013#204 (1,882)#209 (258)#399 (8)#398 (3)#448 (7)#171 (212)
2012#199 (1,921)#226 (227)#392 (8)—#500 (6)#162 (239)
2011#193 (1,886)#222 (220)#459 (6)—#455 (7)#168 (220)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2007 at #131.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 1,300 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 1,300uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 820common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 850common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 570common

Next year

On its recent trend, Omar is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 1,300 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 1,200 to 1 in 1,400.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Omar by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: #234MEWisconsin: #393WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #185WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #287MNIllinois: #174ILMichigan: #160MINew York: #195NYMassachusetts: #361MAOregon: #326ORNevada: #243NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #493IAIndiana: #512INOhio: #265OHPennsylvania: #252PANew Jersey: #219NJConnecticut: #249CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #176CAUtah: #561UTColorado: #420CONebraska: #432NEMissouri: #518MOKentucky: #526KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #203VAMaryland: #330MDDelaware: #168DEArizona: #203AZNew Mexico: #179NMKansas: #277KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #477TNNorth Carolina: #381NCSouth Carolina: #385SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #351OKLouisiana: #531LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #685ALGeorgia: #350GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #186TXFlorida: #331FL
Omar (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#81147
Quebec2025#14246

Omar (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
OmarCanadaBoys#111277
OmarEngland & WalesBoys#157332
OmarIrelandBoys#23220
OmarNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
OmarScotlandBoys#17823
OmarUSGirls—too few
OmarUSBoys#2601,333