US rank #260 Boys' name Peak 2007 105,100 births

Omar — #260 US boys' name

105,100 babies named Omar in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s1241890s1421900s1161910s6561920s8131930s5191940s4861950s7391960s19361970s92571980s136821990s237292000s281622010s179422020s6797
#260
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 98% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Omar was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

3,216 babies were named Omar in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Omar

The Social Security Administration has registered 105,100 babies named Omar between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Omar currently holds the #260 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 3,216 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Omar performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 28,162 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Omar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 26,948 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Omar in 45 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Omar in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 105,100 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Omar at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

105,100

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2007

3,216 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#260

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Omar popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2007)
3,216
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-1,00001,0002,0003,0004,000 202420051986196719481929191018911880 14

Omar popularity over time — girls

456 total births recorded since 1929 (Omar as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 456 births
0510152025 20152004199719911985197919731929 6

Omar by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
28,162 births that decade — 27% of Omar's all-time total
1880s1241890s1421900s1161910s6561920s8131930s5191940s4861950s7391960s19361970s92571980s136821990s237292000s281622010s179422020s6797

Omar by state

Where Omar concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Omar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
26,948 25.6%
#2 Texas
16,014 15.2%
#3 New York
9,429 9.0%
#4 Illinois
6,282 6.0%
#5 Florida
4,579 4.4%
#6 New Jersey
3,993 3.8%
#7 Arizona
2,852 2.7%
#8 Pennsylvania
2,711 2.6%
California share of Omar's total US births 25.6%
Even split

26,948 of 105,100 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.

Omar appears in 45 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Omar?
105,100 babies have been named Omar since 1880. It currently ranks #260 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 3,216 births.
When was Omar most popular?
Omar was most popular in the 2000s decade with 28,162 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Omar most popular?
The top states for the name Omar are California (26,948 births), Texas (16,014 births), New York (9,429 births).
How long has the name Omar been used?
Omar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Omar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Omari, Omarion, Omarr, Omair, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.