How Many People Are Named Omar?
An estimated 100,245 people in the United States have the first name Omar. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Omar peaked in popularity in 2007 with 3,223 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Omar as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Omar paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Omar is overwhelmingly male, 456 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
100,245
About 1 in 3,419 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Common
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2007
3,223 births
Total Registered
105,556
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Omar
Omar is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 105,556 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Omar as a male name
Ranked #260 in 2024
1,343 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (3,216 births)
Omar as a female name
Ranked #18,445 in 2015
5 female births in 2015
Peak: 1992 (21 births)
Omar: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Omar span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 28,222 babies were registered. Omar has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Omar by Decade
How has Omar tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 124 | 124 | 0 | |
| 1890s | 142 | 142 | 0 | |
| 1900s | 116 | 116 | 0 | |
| 1910s | 656 | 656 | 0 | |
| 1920s | 819 | 813 | 6 | |
| 1930s | 519 | 519 | 0 | |
| 1940s | 491 | 486 | 5 | |
| 1950s | 739 | 739 | 0 | |
| 1960s | 1,943 | 1,936 | 7 | |
| 1970s | 9,373 | 9,257 | 116 | |
| 1980s | 13,810 | 13,682 | 128 | |
| 1990s | 23,848 | 23,729 | 119 | |
| 2000s | 28,222 | 28,162 | 60 | |
| 2010s | 17,957 | 17,942 | 15 | |
| 2020s | 6,797 | 6,797 | 0 | |
Omar by State
Birth registrations for Omar span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in New Hampshire, West Virginia, North Dakota. On average, about 2,248 Omars were registered per state.
Omar + Last Name Combinations
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Omar: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Omar?
We estimate approximately 100,245 people named Omar are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,419 Americans share this first name.
Is Omar a common name?
Omar is classified as "Common" and is more popular than 99.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 105,556 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Omar most popular?
Omar reached peak popularity in 2007, when 3,223 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Omar is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Omar a male name?
Omar is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Omar Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Omar Smith, Omar Johnson, Omar Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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