Omer
Omer was the 2103rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 70 babies. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 263rd; the most babies were born in 1918 (234). Over the last ten years it has moved down 157 places. More babies were named Omer in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,103 boys, down 89 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 70boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1918234 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,923babies recorded
Omer popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 67 since 1894.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,103 | 70 |
| 2020 | #2,014 | 71 |
| 2010 | #1,950 | 72 |
| 2000 | #1,913 | 55 |
| 1990 | #2,416 | 29 |
| 1980 | #1,793 | 32 |
| 1970 | #2,599 | 14 |
| 1960 | #1,455 | 31 |
| 1950 | #1,000 | 49 |
| 1940 | #736 | 70 |
| 1930 | #514 | 136 |
| 1920 | #439 | 190 |
| 1910 | #450 | 38 |
| 1900 | #526 | 21 |
| 1890 | #298 | 34 |
| 1880 | #316 | 29 |
How popular is Omer, counting every spelling?
Omer is the most common spelling of a name family that had 75 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 75 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omer | 70 | #2,103 | 333 |
| Omere | 5 | #13,374 | 57 |
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 Omer?
70 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Omer (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Omer 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 120 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Omer.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Omer?
About 3,400 people born in the US named Omer are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 12 and 54. That makes Omer mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Omer by state
How common Omer was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.8×). In 42 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Omer: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Omer, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Omer
How popular is the name Omer?
Omer was the 2103rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 70 babies. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 263rd; the most babies were born in 1918 (234). Over the last ten years it has moved down 157 places. More babies were named Omer in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Omer a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Omer in the US.
Where is Omer most popular?
In 2021–2025, Omer was most common in New York (0.11 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and Michigan.