Is Umar a boy or girl name?
Umar is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 179 boys were named Umar, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,025 US babies named Umar were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,165
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Umar since 1951
- 3,025
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 179 babies
Boys and girls named Umar, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 113 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 220 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 357 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 562 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,029 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 722 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 179 | #1,165 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 152 | #1,269 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 158 | #1,247 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 132 | #1,394 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 101 | #1,608 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 111 | #1,532 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 134 | #1,347 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 117 | #1,457 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 118 | #1,466 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 118 | #1,443 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 96 | #1,626 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 94 | #1,634 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 75 | #1,922 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 76 | #1,862 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 90 | #1,712 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 45 | #2,748 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 48 | #2,625 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 61 | #2,211 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 60 | #2,173 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 59 | #2,112 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 60 | #2,022 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 59 | #1,983 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 55 | #2,017 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 60 | #1,868 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 55 | #1,923 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 54 | #1,853 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 47 | #2,038 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 39 | #2,227 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 39 | #2,180 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 25 | #2,919 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 34 | #2,344 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,086 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 25 | #2,827 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 30 | #2,404 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 25 | #2,691 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,688 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,249 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 21 | #2,633 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,155 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 25 | #2,223 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,816 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 23 | #2,268 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,421 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 17 | #2,776 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,821 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 22 | #2,306 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,663 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,189 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,710 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,937 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 14 | #2,791 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,849 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,358 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,816 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #5,001 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,502 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,586 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #4,218 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Umar reached #1,165 in 2024. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.