Omar

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Omar is a given name of Arabic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 105,556 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 105,100 as boys and 456 as girls. Omar gained popularity in the 1960s, peaked in 2007 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #663 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,343
2023 1,311
2022 1,453
2021 1,304
2020 1,386
2019 1,485
2018 1,582
2017 1,642
2016 1,734
2015 1,841
2014 1,812
2013 1,882
2012 1,921
2011 1,886
2010 2,172
2009 2,548
2008 2,869
2007 3,223
2006 3,114
2005 2,967
2004 2,735
2003 2,713
2002 2,628
2001 2,730
2000 2,695
1999 2,678
1998 2,452
1997 2,297
1996 2,525
1995 2,524
1994 2,438
1993 2,466
1992 2,327
1991 2,150
1990 1,991
1989 1,646
1988 1,438
1987 1,302
1986 1,328
1985 1,225
1984 1,280
1983 1,286
1982 1,397
1981 1,450
1980 1,458
1979 1,397
1978 1,306
1977 1,243
1976 1,153
1975 908
1974 818
1973 798
1972 645
1971 547
1970 558
1969 448
1968 316
1967 254
1966 200
1965 150
1964 139
1963 116
1962 109
1961 115
1960 96
1959 91
1958 85
1957 77
1956 82
1955 67
1954 77
1953 70
1952 63
1951 63
1950 64
1949 64
1948 55
1947 48
1946 52
1945 48
1944 45
1943 43
1942 45
1941 48
1940 43
1939 38
1938 36
1937 51
1936 44
1935 60
1934 49
1933 62
1932 67
1931 47
1930 65
1929 69
1928 78
1927 79
1926 71
1925 90
1924 86
1923 81
1922 81
1921 96
1920 88
1919 116
1918 109
1917 80
1916 92
1915 70
1914 59
1913 52
1912 44
1911 21
1910 13
1909 14
1908 10
1907 15
1906 12
1905 16
1904 8
1903 15
1902 8
1901 8
1900 10
1899 17
1898 12
1897 19
1896 11
1895 22
1894 10
1893 14
1892 16
1891 5
1890 16
1889 11
1888 19
1887 10
1886 14
1885 15
1884 6
1883 13
1882 11
1881 11
1880 14