NameTides

Umar

Umar was the #1,159 boys' name in the US in 2025 (180 babies), and #234 in England & Wales and #642 in Canada.

Umar as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Umar as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesScotlandCanadaIrelandUS
Umar as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,159 (180)#234 (214)#367 (9)#676 (4)#642 (44)
2024#1,165 (179)#239 (206)#727 (3)#785 (3)#714 (37)
2023#1,266 (152)#258 (178)#614 (4)—#774 (32)
2022#1,245 (158)#305 (147)——#989 (23)
2021#1,383 (132)#249 (188)#533 (5)—#805 (31)
2020#1,600 (101)#274 (173)#599 (4)—#761 (32)
2019#1,523 (111)#279 (175)—#764 (3)#770 (31)
2018#1,343 (134)#295 (165)—#749 (3)#778 (31)
2017#1,455 (117)#281 (184)#490 (6)#495 (6)#830 (29)
2016#1,456 (118)#254 (207)#532 (5)—#865 (27)
2015#1,438 (118)#252 (204)#686 (3)#699 (3)#748 (33)
2014#1,619 (96)#251 (212)#439 (7)—#806 (29)
2013#1,624 (94)#268 (179)#687 (3)#605 (4)#695 (35)
2012#1,909 (75)#279 (168)#669 (3)—#885 (25)
2011#1,849 (76)#259 (185)#648 (3)—#845 (26)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,159.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1951.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,500 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 9,500uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 1,300uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 3,600uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Umar is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,500 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 7,600 to 1 in 9,500.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Umar 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: #416ILMichigan: #999MINew York: #399NYMassachusetts: 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: #855OHPennsylvania: #546PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,438CAUtah: 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: #1,089VAMaryland: 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: #1,094TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Umar (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#44528

Umar (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
UmarCanadaBoys#64244
UmarEngland & WalesBoys#234214
UmarIrelandBoys#6764
UmarNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
UmarScotlandBoys#3679
UmarUSBoys#1,159180