Omari
Boy · o-MAR-ee · Arabic
Omari is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “flourishing, long-lived”. In 2025 it ranked 718th for boys in the UK (54 babies) and 686th for boys in the US (397 babies).
What does Omari mean?
Arabic: Swahili form of Omar
“flourishing, long-lived”
Omari is the Swahili form of the Arabic name Umar (Omar), used in East Africa and beyond.
- Say it
- o-MAR-ee
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Is Omari a girl's or a boy's name?
Omari is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 54 boys in the UK and 7 girls and 397 boys in the US.
How popular is Omari in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #718among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 54about 1 in 5,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 54 boys in the UK were named Omari, making it the 718th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 638th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 66 boys.
Half of all the boys named Omari in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 668th in England and Wales.
Omari in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 | #718 |
| 2024 | 47 | #790 |
| 2023 | 51 | #740 |
| 2022 | 55 | #700 |
| 2021 | 58 | #690 |
| 2020 | 62 | #638 |
| 2019 | 46 | #773 |
| 2018 | 66 | #613 |
| 2017 | 49 | #763 |
| 2016 | 38 | #902 |
| 2015 | 36 | #924 |
| 2014 | 24 | #1,196 |
| 2013 | 29 | #1,040 |
| 2012 | 42 | #831 |
| 2011 | 33 | #952 |
| 2010 | 37 | #867 |
| 2009 | 36 | #864 |
| 2008 | 40 | #795 |
| 2007 | 34 | #858 |
| 2006 | 26 | #986 |
| 2005 | 42 | #689 |
| 2004 | 45 | #616 |
| 2003 | 21 | #975 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,312 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 20 | #882 |
| 1999 | 18 | #930 |
| 1998 | 18 | #906 |
| 1997 | 23 | #760 |
| 1996 | 30 | #601 |
How popular is Omari in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #686among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 397about 1 in 4,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 397 boys in the US were named Omari, making it the 686th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 499th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 618 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971. 7 girls were also named Omari in 2025 (11,928th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Omari than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Omari in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Omari in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 397 | #686 |
| 2024 | 465 | #613 |
| 2023 | 496 | #579 |
| 2022 | 555 | #536 |
| 2021 | 605 | #489 |
| 2020 | 585 | #499 |
| 2019 | 612 | #479 |
| 2018 | 618 | #471 |
| 2017 | 570 | #510 |
| 2016 | 553 | #532 |
| 2015 | 567 | #508 |
| 2014 | 341 | #708 |
| 2013 | 318 | #733 |
| 2012 | 334 | #710 |
| 2011 | 364 | #642 |
| 2010 | 368 | #655 |
| 2009 | 428 | #604 |
| 2008 | 479 | #548 |
| 2007 | 376 | #645 |
| 2006 | 302 | #715 |
| 2005 | 322 | #664 |
| 2004 | 399 | #570 |
| 2003 | 332 | #622 |
| 2002 | 256 | #699 |
| 2001 | 166 | #935 |
| 2000 | 166 | #922 |
| 1999 | 155 | #938 |
| 1998 | 172 | #846 |
| 1997 | 132 | #979 |
| 1996 | 107 | #1,110 |
| 1995 | 97 | #1,168 |
| 1994 | 108 | #1,071 |
| 1993 | 84 | #1,233 |
| 1992 | 86 | #1,206 |
| 1991 | 93 | #1,133 |
| 1990 | 93 | #1,107 |
| 1989 | 64 | #1,369 |
| 1988 | 67 | #1,246 |
| 1987 | 57 | #1,293 |
| 1986 | 63 | #1,198 |
| 1985 | 55 | #1,289 |
| 1984 | 56 | #1,227 |
| 1983 | 50 | #1,313 |
| 1982 | 67 | #1,115 |
| 1981 | 76 | #1,044 |
| 1980 | 91 | #938 |
| 1979 | 60 | #1,169 |
| 1978 | 75 | #996 |
| 1977 | 74 | #998 |
| 1976 | 50 | #1,225 |
| 1975 | 49 | #1,208 |
| 1974 | 47 | #1,215 |
| 1973 | 36 | #1,400 |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,658 |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
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