Boys' name · since 1880
Omar
Omar has 106,438 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #301 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #260 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 106,438
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
106,438 babies have been named Omar since 1880, making it today's #260 boys' name.
Omar has 106,438 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #260 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #301 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #260 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 106,438 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Omar ranks #301 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #260 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 106,438 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #301 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #260 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 106,438
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Omar's 106,438 recorded births place it above 99.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Omar compares
106,438 Top 3% higher than 97% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Omar's all-time total is 288x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Omar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 106,438 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 3,216 | 34 | 22,252 |
Omar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Omar's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 97% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 3%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1891, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 3,216, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Omar popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 3,216
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Omar popularity over time - girls
456 total births recorded since 1929 (Omar as girls' name)
Omar by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (28,164 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Omar's strongest decade.
28,164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Omar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 124
1880s
124 births
- 1890s 142
1890s
142 births
- 1900s 116
1900s
116 births
- 1910s 656
1910s
656 births
- 1920s 813
1920s
813 births
- 1930s 519
1930s
519 births
- 1940s 486
1940s
486 births
- 1950s 739
1950s
739 births
- 1960s 1,936
1960s
1,936 births
- 1970s 9,256
1970s
9,256 births
- 1980s
1980s
13,681 births
- 1990s
1990s
23,729 births
- 2000s
2000s
28,164 births
- 2010s
2010s
17,945 births
- 2020s 8,132
2020s
8,132 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 28,164 births (26% of all-time use).
How Omar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Omar's total volume
Omar by state
Where Omar concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27,173 | 25.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16,216 | 15.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 9,531 | 9.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6,351 | 6.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 4,636 | 4.4% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 4,036 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 2,893 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 2,759 | 2.6% |
27,173 of 106,438 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Omar appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Omar's data
- Omar's decade-level peak was the 2000s (28,164 total births); usage has since declined to 8,132 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Omars (27,173 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Omar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Omar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.