How Many People Are Named Omer?
An estimated 3,635 people in the United States have the first name Omer. It is predominantly male (99.2%). The average bearer is 39 years old, and Omer peaked in popularity in 1918 with 239 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Omer 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 Omer paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Omer is overwhelmingly male, 67 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
3,635
About 1 in 94,293 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.2% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1918
239 births
Total Registered
8,851
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Omer
Omer is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 8,851 total births registered, 99.2% were male.
Omer as a male name
Ranked #2,105 in 2024
71 male births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (234 births)
Omer as a female name
Ranked #14,712 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 1923 (10 births)
Omer: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Omer span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,816 babies were registered. Omer has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Omer by Decade
How has Omer 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.
Omer by State
Birth registrations for Omer span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, New York, Indiana. The lowest are in Maryland, Alabama, Nebraska. On average, about 133 Omers were registered per state.
Omer + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Omer as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Omer
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Omer: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Omer?
We estimate approximately 3,635 people named Omer 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 94,293 Americans share this first name.
Is Omer a common name?
Omer is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,851 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Omer most popular?
Omer reached peak popularity in 1918, when 239 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Omer is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Omer a male name?
Omer is predominantly male. 99.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Omer Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Omer Smith, Omer Johnson, Omer 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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