Boy · Arabic
Omar
Say it: OH-mar
Meaning
From Arabic ʿUmar, usually linked to the root ʿ-m-r 'to live, flourish'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Used in the Muslim world since the 7th century, it became common in the US among both Hispanic and African-American families from the 1970s.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 2000s
In the United States
- 100,125 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2007, about 1 in 645 boys
- 1,378 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Umar, Omer
| Arabic | ʿUmar |
|---|---|
| Turkish | Ömer |
Famous bearers
- Umar ibn al-Khattab, second caliph
- Omar Khayyam, Persian poet and mathematician
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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