Is Omari a boy or girl name?
Omari is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 5 girls and 461 boys were named Omari, so 1.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3% of the 13,148 US babies named Omari were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #617
- Girl rank, 2024
- #17,008
- Babies named Omari since 1971
- 13,148
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 629 babies
Boys and girls named Omari, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 411 | 5 | 1.2% |
| 1980s | 646 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,127 | 47 | 4% |
| 2000s | 3,226 | 153 | 4.5% |
| 2010s | 4,645 | 132 | 2.8% |
| 2020s | 2,701 | 55 | 2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 461 | #617 | 5 | #17,008 |
| 2023 | 496 | #579 | 8 | #11,916 |
| 2022 | 555 | #535 | 11 | #9,509 |
| 2021 | 605 | #488 | 13 | #8,347 |
| 2020 | 584 | #500 | 18 | #6,566 |
| 2019 | 612 | #478 | 16 | #7,256 |
| 2018 | 618 | #471 | 11 | #9,653 |
| 2017 | 570 | #510 | 12 | #9,204 |
| 2016 | 553 | #532 | 12 | #9,286 |
| 2015 | 567 | #508 | 15 | #7,895 |
| 2014 | 341 | #710 | 15 | #7,970 |
| 2013 | 318 | #735 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2012 | 334 | #710 | 14 | #8,523 |
| 2011 | 364 | #645 | 12 | #9,583 |
| 2010 | 368 | #656 | 13 | #9,112 |
| 2009 | 428 | #604 | 7 | #14,832 |
| 2008 | 479 | #549 | 19 | #7,012 |
| 2007 | 376 | #647 | 15 | #8,421 |
| 2006 | 302 | #716 | 13 | #9,140 |
| 2005 | 322 | #664 | 22 | #5,743 |
| 2004 | 399 | #570 | 20 | #6,148 |
| 2003 | 332 | #622 | 15 | #7,483 |
| 2002 | 256 | #700 | 17 | #6,618 |
| 2001 | 166 | #939 | 14 | #7,634 |
| 2000 | 166 | #925 | 11 | #9,004 |
| 1999 | 155 | #942 | 5 | #16,190 |
| 1998 | 172 | #851 | 5 | #15,918 |
| 1997 | 132 | #985 | 8 | #10,528 |
| 1996 | 107 | #1,119 | 9 | #9,363 |
| 1995 | 97 | #1,180 | 5 | #15,106 |
| 1994 | 108 | #1,077 | 10 | #8,609 |
| 1993 | 84 | #1,243 | 5 | #15,101 |
| 1992 | 86 | #1,219 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 93 | #1,143 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 93 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 64 | #1,379 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 67 | #1,257 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 57 | #1,311 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 63 | #1,211 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 55 | #1,299 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 56 | #1,235 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 50 | #1,325 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 67 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 76 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 91 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 60 | #1,174 | 5 | #11,397 |
| 1978 | 75 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 74 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 50 | #1,234 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 49 | #1,223 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 47 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 36 | #1,423 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,779 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,258 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Omari reached #471 in 2018. As a girl name, it reached #5,743 in 2005. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Omari
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.