NameTides

Omer

Omer was the #2,091 boys' name in the US in 2025 (70 babies), and #728 in England & Wales and #1,804 in Canada.

Omer as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Omer 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.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Omer 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.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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#2,091 (70)#728 (48)———#1,804 (11)
2024#2,057 (73)#602 (63)#727 (3)——#1,353 (16)
2023#2,221 (64)#691 (50)———#1,150 (19)
2022#2,083 (72)#670 (51)———#1,142 (19)
2021#2,464 (54)#695 (50)——#631 (4)#1,277 (16)
2020#1,996 (71)#755 (42)#390 (8)——#1,223 (17)
2019#1,868 (80)#707 (47)#701 (3)——#995 (22)
2018#1,707 (92)#604 (60)#595 (4)—#635 (4)#835 (28)
2017#1,935 (74)#554 (70)——#710 (3)#971 (23)
2016#1,828 (82)#631 (56)—#358 (4)#713 (3)#1,198 (17)
2015#1,931 (75)#646 (53)#686 (3)——#1,122 (18)
2014#2,017 (70)#889 (33)——#550 (5)#833 (28)
2013#1,725 (85)#850 (35)——#479 (6)#1,470 (12)
2012#2,209 (59)#765 (42)——#718 (3)#1,403 (13)
2011#2,173 (60)#767 (40)——#730 (3)#1,211 (16)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1891 at #260.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2023, 9% of US babies named Omer were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 24,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

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

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 24,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 5,600uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Omer is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 22,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 18,000 to 1 in 27,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Omer by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,202NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #829NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,203CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #1,478FL
Omer (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#96411

Omer (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
OmerCanadaBoys#1,80411
OmerEngland & WalesBoys#72848
OmerIrelandBoys—too few
OmerNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
OmerScotlandBoys—too few
OmerUSGirls—too few
OmerUSBoys#2,09170