Umar is a distinctive choice, ranked #239 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Umar in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#239
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Umar
Unlikely. With around 206 UK babies named Umar per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Umar in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Umar is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 35 places over the last five years to #239 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 — Syed Umar Khalid is an Indian activist.; Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab — Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (Arabic: عمر فاروق عبد المطلب; also known as Umar Abdul Mutallab and Omar Farooq al-Nigeri; born 22 December 1986) popularly referred...; 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....
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.
206
UK babies named Umar (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 35 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
Likely around 1 other Umar in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
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
Syed Umar Khalid is an Indian activist. He was a research scholar at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), and a former leader of the Democratic Students' Union at the university.
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (Arabic: عمر فاروق عبد المطلب; also known as Umar Abdul Mutallab and Omar Farooq al-Nigeri; born 22 December 1986) popularly referred to as the "Underwear Bomber" or "Christmas Bomber", is a Nigerian terrorist who attempted to detonate plastic explosives hidden in his underwear while on board Northwest Airlines Flight 253, en route from Amsterdam to Detroit, Michigan, U.S., on 25 December 2009. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed to have organised the attack with Abdulmutallab; they said they supplied him with the bomb and trained him.
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. He is also a member of the Supreme Advisory Council for the Tabah Foundation in Abu Dhabi.
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. Gul was a member of the Pakistan team that won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, being the highest wicket taker of the tournament, along with being the runner-up of the 2007 tournament.
Umar Akmal is a Pakistani cricketer who played for Pakistan national cricket team between 2009 and 2019. He was banned by the Pakistan Cricket Board for eighteen months for not disclosing offers related to spot fixing until August 2021.
Umar Farooq Zahoor is a Norwegian-born Pakistani businessman, crime boss, and convicted felon. Since 2010, he is a fugitive sought in Norway for financial crimes.