Omari is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Omari means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Omari across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Omari has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Omari is a boy name of Arabic origin meaning “flourishing, long-lived”. A Swahili form of Umar, common in East Africa.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 13,557 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 1,037 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 Omari per year, United States (1971 to 2025). United States peaked in 2018 (629/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2018 (66/yr).
Omari has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2018, when it ranked #958 nationally (given to 695 babies that year).
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