Is Omar a boy or girl name?
Omar is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,343 boys were named Omar, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 105,556 US babies named Omar were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #260
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Omar since 1880
- 105,556
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 3,223 babies
Boys and girls named Omar, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 124 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 142 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 116 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 656 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 813 | 6 | 0.7% |
| 1930s | 519 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 486 | 5 | 1% |
| 1950s | 739 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,936 | 7 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 9,257 | 116 | 1.2% |
| 1980s | 13,682 | 128 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 23,729 | 119 | 0.5% |
| 2000s | 28,162 | 60 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 17,942 | 15 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 6,797 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,343 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,311 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,453 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,304 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,386 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,485 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,582 | #241 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,642 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1,734 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1,836 | #217 | 5 | #18,445 |
| 2014 | 1,807 | #214 | 5 | #18,541 |
| 2013 | 1,882 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1,921 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1,886 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 2,167 | #175 | 5 | #19,115 |
| 2009 | 2,548 | #154 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 2,864 | #144 | 5 | #19,719 |
| 2007 | 3,216 | #131 | 7 | #15,073 |
| 2006 | 3,105 | #131 | 9 | #12,172 |
| 2005 | 2,967 | #135 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 2,725 | #148 | 10 | #10,496 |
| 2003 | 2,705 | #151 | 8 | #12,111 |
| 2002 | 2,622 | #151 | 6 | #14,928 |
| 2001 | 2,723 | #146 | 7 | #13,122 |
| 2000 | 2,687 | #146 | 8 | #11,512 |
| 1999 | 2,671 | #143 | 7 | #12,319 |
| 1998 | 2,452 | #146 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 2,291 | #154 | 6 | #13,284 |
| 1996 | 2,518 | #140 | 7 | #11,458 |
| 1995 | 2,506 | #139 | 18 | #5,381 |
| 1994 | 2,419 | #146 | 19 | #5,180 |
| 1993 | 2,453 | #140 | 13 | #6,934 |
| 1992 | 2,306 | #144 | 21 | #4,809 |
| 1991 | 2,135 | #149 | 15 | #6,170 |
| 1990 | 1,978 | #158 | 13 | #6,751 |
| 1989 | 1,631 | #182 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 1988 | 1,426 | #192 | 12 | #6,560 |
| 1987 | 1,287 | #201 | 15 | #5,246 |
| 1986 | 1,312 | #194 | 16 | #4,894 |
| 1985 | 1,217 | #199 | 8 | #8,087 |
| 1984 | 1,271 | #193 | 9 | #7,232 |
| 1983 | 1,274 | #192 | 12 | #5,711 |
| 1982 | 1,385 | #183 | 12 | #5,794 |
| 1981 | 1,434 | #174 | 16 | #4,668 |
| 1980 | 1,445 | #170 | 13 | #5,450 |
| 1979 | 1,381 | #173 | 16 | #4,552 |
| 1978 | 1,293 | #181 | 13 | #5,125 |
| 1977 | 1,226 | #193 | 17 | #4,185 |
| 1976 | 1,137 | #198 | 16 | #4,099 |
| 1975 | 892 | #230 | 16 | #4,078 |
| 1974 | 809 | #249 | 9 | #6,097 |
| 1973 | 786 | #250 | 12 | #4,762 |
| 1972 | 645 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 536 | #345 | 11 | #5,027 |
| 1970 | 552 | #345 | 6 | #7,709 |
| 1969 | 448 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 316 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 247 | #480 | 7 | #5,877 |
| 1966 | 200 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 150 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 139 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 116 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 109 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 115 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 96 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 91 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 85 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 77 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 82 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 67 | #914 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 77 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 70 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 63 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 63 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 64 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 64 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 55 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 48 | #1,047 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 52 | #930 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 48 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 45 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 43 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 40 | #1,084 | 5 | #5,181 |
| 1941 | 48 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 43 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 38 | #1,047 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 36 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 51 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 44 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 60 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 49 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 62 | #779 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 67 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 47 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 65 | #807 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 63 | #824 | 6 | #4,452 |
| 1928 | 78 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 79 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 71 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 90 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 86 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 81 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 81 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 96 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 88 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 116 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 109 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 80 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 92 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 70 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 59 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 52 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 44 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 21 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 13 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 14 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 10 | #930 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 15 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 12 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 16 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 15 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 8 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 8 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 10 | #888 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 17 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 12 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 19 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 11 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 22 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 10 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 14 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 16 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 16 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 11 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 19 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 10 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 14 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 15 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 13 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 11 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 11 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 14 | #496 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Omar reached #131 in 2006. As a girl name, it reached #4,078 in 1975. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Omar
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.