Omar sits comfortably in the UK charts at #157 in 2025 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
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UK Rank 2025
#157
US Rank #260
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About the Name Omar
Omar is steadily gaining in popularity, up 33 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #150 in 1996, and it currently sits at #175. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Omar is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Omar in their class.
In the US it sits at #260 โ notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
โญ Famous People Named Omar
Mullah Omar โ Muhammad Umar Mujahid, commonly known as Mullah Omar or Muhammad Omar, was an Afghan militant and religious leader who served as the first supreme leader of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001.
Omar Souleyman โ Omar Almasikh, better known by his stage name Omar Souleyman (ุนู ุฑ ุณููู ุงู), is a Syrian singer.
Omar ibn Said โ Omar ibn Said was a Fula Muslim scholar from Futa Toro in West Africa (present-day Senegal), who was enslaved and transported to the United States in 1807 during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Omar
Unlikely. With around 332 UK babies named Omar per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Omar in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Omar has been fairly steady, ranked #157 in 2025 against #208 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #150 in 1996.
Omar is more popular in the UK (#175) than in the US (#260). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Omar include: Omar Souleyman and Ilhan Omar. Short summaries for each appear below.
Omar appears in the US top 500 at #260 in 2024 โ moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
332
UK babies named Omar (2025)
~0.0
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 51 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Omar
Almost certainly the only Omar in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Omar
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Muhammad Umar Mujahid, commonly known as Mullah Omar or Muhammad Omar, was an Afghan militant and religious leader who served as the first supreme leader of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001.
Omar ibn Said was a Fula Muslim scholar from Futa Toro in West Africa (present-day Senegal), who was enslaved and transported to the United States in 1807 during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.