Omar is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Omar means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Omar across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Omar has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Omar is a boy name of Arabic origin meaning “flourishing, long-lived”. also a Hebrew name meaning eloquent.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 106,894 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 6,905 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 497 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 35 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 332 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Omar per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 2007 (3,223/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2025 (332/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2025 (23/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2022 (21/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2019 (6/yr).
Omar has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2007, when it ranked #235 nationally (given to 3,470 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2000s.
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