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.
More common than 98% of names given to boys today.
27% of everyone ever named Omar was born in this single decade.
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' namePeak year
Current rank
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Omar popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (2007)
- 3,216
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #260 among boys.
105,100 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2007 with 3,216 births in a single year.
Omar popularity over time — girls
456 total births recorded since 1929 (Omar as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Omar accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Omar by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 28,162 births that decade — 27% of Omar's all-time total
Omar decade highlights
- Peak decade 28,162 births
- Runner-up 23,729 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Omar's strongest decade
28,162 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 27% of all-time use.
Omar by state
Where Omar concentrates geographically — total births since 1880
| 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% |
26,948 of 105,100 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 25.6% of nationwide
- Texas 15.2% of nationwide
- New York 9.0% of nationwide
- Illinois 6.0% of nationwide
- Florida 4.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 45 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 25.6% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Omar appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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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.