US rank #1161 Boys' name Peak 2024 3,025 births

Umar — #1161 US boys' name

3,025 babies named Umar in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s171970s1131980s2201990s3572000s5622010s10292020s722
#1161
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 92% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Umar was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

179 babies were named Umar in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Umar

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,025 babies named Umar between 1951 and 2024, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Umar currently holds the #1161 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 179 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Umar performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,029 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Umar shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 639 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Umar in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Umar 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 3,025 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.

Umar at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,025

Since 1951

74 years of records

Peak year

2024

179 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,161

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1951

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 2024

Umar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1951

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
179
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
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Umar by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,029 births that decade — 34% of Umar's all-time total
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Umar by state

Where Umar concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Umar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
639 21.1%
#2 California
227 7.5%
#3 Illinois
218 7.2%
#4 Texas
144 4.8%
#5 Pennsylvania
133 4.4%
#6 New Jersey
128 4.2%
#7 Virginia
64 2.1%
#8 Ohio
54 1.8%
New York share of Umar's total US births 21.1%
Even split

639 of 3,025 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Umar appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Umar?
3,025 babies have been named Umar since 1951. It currently ranks #1161 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 179 births.
When was Umar most popular?
Umar was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,029 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Umar most popular?
The top states for the name Umar are New York (639 births), California (227 births), Illinois (218 births).
How long has the name Umar been used?
Umar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 74 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Umar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Umair, Umayr, Umarbek, Umari, and 2 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, 1951–2024 (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.