Umer
Boy · OO-mer · Arabic
Umer is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “life; long-lived”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Umer mean?
Arabic: South Asian spelling of Umar
“life; long-lived”
Umar ibn al-Khattab was the second caliph of Islam.
- Say it
- OO-mer
Is Umer a girl's or a boy's name?
Umer is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Umer in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Umer, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 21 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Umer than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Umer in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2014. 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 Umer or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #236, up from #5,065 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Umer in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,612 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,622 |
| 2011 | 13 | #1,788 |
| 2010 | 14 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,507 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,490 |
| 2007 | 21 | #1,205 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 17 | #1,267 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 18 | #1,081 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,193 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 13 | #1,142 |
| 1998 | 18 | #906 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 16 | #940 |
How popular is Umer in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the boys named Umer in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Umer in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
Names like Umer
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza Muhammad Ahmed Abdullah Umair Musa Fahad Mustafa Zayd Uzair Amir Abdur
Other spellings of Umer
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