Boys' name · since 1970
Omarr
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 488 babies named Omarr, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,012 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 488
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Omarr sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 488 recorded since 1970.
Omarr has 488 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2017.
- #8,012 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 488 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Omarr ranks #8,012 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 488 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,012 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 488
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Omarr's 488 recorded births place it above 82.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Omarr's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Omarr's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Omarr popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2017
- Peak year (1980)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2017.
488 total births across 48 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1980 with 23 births in a single year.
Omarr by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (155 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was Omarr's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Omarr births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
155 births
- 1980s
1980s
107 births
- 1990s
1990s
93 births
- 2000s
2000s
103 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 155 births (32% of all-time use).
Omarr decade highlights
- Peak decade 155 births
- Runner-up 107 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Omarr by state
Where Omarr concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 40 | 8.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.0% |
40 of 488 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Illinois 8.2% of nationwide
- New York 1.0% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 1.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 3 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Illinois accounts for 8.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Omarr's data
- Omarr's decade-level peak was the 1970s (155 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Omarrs (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Omarr: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1970–2017 (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 Omarr 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.
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