Umar
Boy · OO-mar · Arabic
Umar is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “life, flourishing”. In 2025 it ranked 242nd for boys in the UK (223 babies) and 1,159th for boys in the US (180 babies).
What does Umar mean?
Arabic
“life, flourishing”
Umar ibn al-Khattab was the second caliph of Islam, ruling from 634 to 644.
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Is Umar a girl's or a boy's name?
Umar is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 223 boys in the UK and 180 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Umar in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #242among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 223about 1 in 1,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 223 boys in the UK were named Umar, making it the 242nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 296th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Umar of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Umar in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 234 boys in the UK were given Umar or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #236, up from #242 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 234th in England and Wales and 367th in Scotland.
Umar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 223 | #242 |
| 2024 | 209 | #254 |
| 2023 | 182 | #282 |
| 2022 | 149 | #340 |
| 2021 | 193 | #277 |
| 2020 | 177 | #296 |
| 2019 | 177 | #308 |
| 2018 | 167 | #322 |
| 2017 | 190 | #301 |
| 2016 | 212 | #278 |
| 2015 | 207 | #278 |
| 2014 | 219 | #265 |
| 2013 | 182 | #285 |
| 2012 | 171 | #302 |
| 2011 | 188 | #282 |
| 2010 | 182 | #288 |
| 2009 | 173 | #288 |
| 2008 | 178 | #270 |
| 2007 | 171 | #264 |
| 2006 | 178 | #244 |
| 2005 | 167 | #236 |
| 2004 | 180 | #225 |
| 2003 | 163 | #229 |
| 2002 | 171 | #210 |
| 2001 | 146 | #234 |
| 2000 | 166 | #215 |
| 1999 | 136 | #252 |
| 1998 | 134 | #250 |
| 1997 | 132 | #254 |
| 1996 | 143 | #239 |
How popular is Umar in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,159among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 180about 1 in 9,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 180 boys in the US were named Umar, making it the 1,159th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,600th. It first appears in the records in 1951.
2025 had the most boys named Umar of any year since it first appeared, in 1951.
Half of all the boys named Umar in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 218 boys in the US were given Umar or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #936, up from #1,159 for this spelling alone.
- Umar 180
- Oumar 38
Umar in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 180 | #1,159 |
| 2024 | 179 | #1,165 |
| 2023 | 152 | #1,266 |
| 2022 | 158 | #1,245 |
| 2021 | 132 | #1,383 |
| 2020 | 101 | #1,600 |
| 2019 | 111 | #1,523 |
| 2018 | 134 | #1,343 |
| 2017 | 117 | #1,455 |
| 2016 | 118 | #1,456 |
| 2015 | 118 | #1,438 |
| 2014 | 96 | #1,619 |
| 2013 | 94 | #1,623 |
| 2012 | 75 | #1,908 |
| 2011 | 76 | #1,848 |
| 2010 | 90 | #1,697 |
| 2009 | 45 | #2,701 |
| 2008 | 48 | #2,582 |
| 2007 | 61 | #2,185 |
| 2006 | 60 | #2,149 |
| 2005 | 59 | #2,077 |
| 2004 | 60 | #1,985 |
| 2003 | 59 | #1,958 |
| 2002 | 55 | #1,994 |
| 2001 | 60 | #1,837 |
| 2000 | 55 | #1,891 |
| 1999 | 54 | #1,821 |
| 1998 | 47 | #2,009 |
| 1997 | 39 | #2,198 |
| 1996 | 39 | #2,140 |
| 1995 | 25 | #2,842 |
| 1994 | 34 | #2,302 |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,045 |
| 1992 | 25 | #2,741 |
| 1991 | 30 | #2,338 |
| 1990 | 25 | #2,623 |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,609 |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,192 |
| 1987 | 21 | #2,555 |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,094 |
| 1985 | 25 | #2,170 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,705 |
| 1983 | 23 | #2,207 |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,340 |
| 1981 | 17 | #2,678 |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,728 |
| 1979 | 22 | #2,235 |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,567 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,036 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,657 |
| 1974 | 14 | #2,672 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,714 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,519 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,281 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,712 |
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