How Many People Are Named Umar?
people named Umar are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 108,675 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,205 babies named Umar in Social Security records from 1951 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
180 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "populous, flourishing", derived from Arabic ΨΉΩ Ψ± ('umr) "life". Umar was a companion and strong supporter of Muhammad who became the second caliph of the Muslims. He is considered to be one of the great founders of the Muslim state. The name was also borne by a 12th-century poet from Persia, Umar Khayyam.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Umar in the records were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Umar alive today is about 15 years old, and 84% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 23 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Umar first appears in the records in 1951, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 180 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1951 to 2025
π Rank History
Umar has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,164, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #1,164.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,164 |
| Best rank | #1,164 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,576 in the 2010s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Umar alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Umar were born in New York than in any other state: about 671 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Umar was given 5.9 times as often in New York, 3.3 times in Illinois and 2.6 times in New Jersey.
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