Umar
Umar was the 1164th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 180 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 279 places. More babies were named Umar in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,164 boys, up 444 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 180boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025180 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,205babies recorded
Umar popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,164 | 180 |
| 2020 | #1,608 | 101 |
| 2010 | #1,712 | 90 |
| 2000 | #1,923 | 55 |
| 1990 | #2,691 | 25 |
| 1980 | #2,821 | 17 |
| 1970 | #3,816 | 8 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Umar, counting every spelling?
Umar has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,099 for boys in 2025, against #1,164 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Umar?
180 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Umar (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Umar 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 47 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Umar.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Umar?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Umar are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 5 and 24. That makes Umar a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Umar by state
How common Umar was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (5.0×), Illinois (3.9×), Pennsylvania (3.4×), Maryland (1.8×), Ohio (1.7×). In 38 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 Umar: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Umar, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Umar
How popular is the name Umar?
Umar was the 1164th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 180 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 279 places. More babies were named Umar in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Umar a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Umar in the US.
Where is Umar most popular?
In 2021–2025, Umar was most common in New York (0.46 per 1,000 boys), followed by Illinois and Pennsylvania.