How Many People Are Named Umar?
An estimated 2,976 people in the United States have the first name Umar. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Umar peaked in popularity in 2024 with 179 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Umar 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 Umar paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Umar is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,976
About 1 in 115,173 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2024
179 births
Total Registered
3,025
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Umar
Umar is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,025 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Umar as a male name
Ranked #1,165 in 2024
179 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (179 births)
Umar: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Umar span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,029 babies were registered. While Umar is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Umar by Decade
How has Umar 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.
Umar by State
Birth registrations for Umar span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Washington, Minnesota. On average, about 117 Umars were registered per state.
Umar + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Umar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Umar
Other first names starting with U with a similar number of bearers.
Umar: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Umar?
We estimate approximately 2,976 people named Umar 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 115,173 Americans share this first name.
Is Umar a common name?
Umar is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,025 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Umar most popular?
Umar reached peak popularity in 2024, when 179 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Umar is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Umar a male name?
Umar is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Umar Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Umar Smith, Umar Johnson, Umar 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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