Umar is a distinctive choice, ranked #234 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Umar in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#234
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About the Name Umar
Umar is steadily gaining in popularity, up 35 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #200 in 2000, and it currently sits at #239. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Umar is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Umar in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Umar
Umar Khalid — Syed Umar Khalid is an Indian activist.
Umar bin Hafiz — Habib Umar bin Hafiz (Arabic: حبيب عمر بن حفيظ, romanized: Ḥabīb ʿUmar bin Ḥafīẓ; Arabic pronunciation: [ħabiːb ʕumar bin ħafiːðˤ]; born 27 May 1963) is a Yemeni Sunni and Sufi Islamic scholar, teacher, and founder and dean of Dar al-Mustafa Islamic seminary.
Umar Faruq Abd-Allah — Umar Faruq Abd-Allah is an American Islamic theologian, author, spiritual guide, and educator.
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 Umar
Unlikely. With around 214 UK babies named Umar per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Umar in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Umar has been fairly steady, ranked #234 in 2025 against #274 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #200 in 2000.
Umar is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Umar include: Umar Khalid and Umar bin Hafiz. Short summaries for each appear below.
Umar does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Umars in the wild.
214
UK babies named Umar (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 40 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Umar
Almost certainly the only Umar in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Umar
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Habib Umar bin Hafiz (Arabic: حبيب عمر بن حفيظ, romanized: Ḥabīb ʿUmar bin Ḥafīẓ; Arabic pronunciation: [ħabiːb ʕumar bin ħafiːðˤ]; born 27 May 1963) is a Yemeni Sunni and Sufi Islamic scholar, teacher, and founder and dean of Dar al-Mustafa Islamic seminary.
Umar Gul (Urdu: عمر گل, Pashto: عمر گل) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who is the current bowling consultant of Peshawar Zalmi and interim bowling coach of the Pakistan national cricket team.