Omari
Omari was the 687th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 397 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 472nd with 618 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 179 places. More babies were named Omari in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning related to Omar (meaning uncertain) · Arabic, Swahili
Say it oh-MAR-ee /oʊˈmɑri/
- Rank in 2025
- #687 boys, down 187 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 397boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2018618 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,557babies recorded
What does the name Omari mean?
Omari is borrowed from Arabic ʿUmarī, a form related to the name Omar (ʿUmar), the second caliph of Sunni Islam. Wiktionary notes that as a surname it is found mostly in Tanzania. Wiktionary gives no meaning for ʿUmar itself. Popular name books often link it with Arabic ʿumr, life, but we could not confirm that from an edited source. Wiktionary records Omari both as a boys' name and as an Arabic surname.
عُمَر (Arabic, “Umar (Omar)”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. The link with Omar is documented; the meaning of Omar ('life', 'long-lived') is a common gloss we could not confirm.
Related names: Omar, Umar, Omarion.
See also: Arabic names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Omari' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Omar' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Omari popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 399 since 1979, 7 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #687 | 397 |
| 2020 | #500 | 585 |
| 2010 | #656 | 368 |
| 2000 | #925 | 166 |
| 1990 | #1,114 | 93 |
| 1980 | #942 | 91 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Omari, counting every spelling?
Omari is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #675 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #687 for Omari on its own. Together these spellings went to 397 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omari | 397 | #687 | 2,518 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Omari?
397 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Omari (0.11 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Omari born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 21 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Omari.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Omari?
About 12,900 people born in the US named Omari are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 22. That makes Omari mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Omari by state
How common Omari was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (3.4×), Georgia (2.5×), South Carolina (2.1×), Louisiana (2.0×), Florida (1.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Oregon, Kansas, Wisconsin.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Omari: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Omari, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Omari · Sibling names for Omari
Questions about the name Omari
What does Omari mean?
Omari is usually explained as “related to Omar (meaning uncertain)”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Omari?
Omari was the 687th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 397 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 472nd with 618 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 179 places. More babies were named Omari in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Omari a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Omari in the US.
Where is Omari most popular?
In 2021–2025, Omari was most common in Mississippi (1.00 per 1,000 boys), followed by Delaware and District of Columbia.