Umar Boy
How popular is Umar?
#1,159 boy name in 2025
180 baby boys were named Umar in the US in 2025, making it the 1159th most popular boy name.
Umar popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,159 for boys (▲ 6 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 180 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+53% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,438 in 2015, #1,600 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (180 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,159 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1951 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Umar counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Umar family of names ranked #1,000 for boys in 2025 (#984 the year before), with 197 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Umar | 180 | 91% |
| Umair | 17 | 9% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Umar is most popular
Babies named Umar per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.5 per 1,000 (201 boys)
- Illinois: 0.4 per 1,000 (93 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.3 per 1,000 (84 boys)
- Maryland: 0.2 per 1,000 (20 boys)
- Ohio: 0.2 per 1,000 (41 boys)
Umar by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | #3,713 |
| 1960s | 17 | #3,281 |
| 1970s | 113 | #2,235 |
| 1980s | 220 | #2,094 |
| 1990s | 357 | #1,821 |
| 2000s | 562 | #1,837 |
| 2010s | 1,029 | #1,343 |
| 2020s | 902 | #1,159 |
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Questions
- Is Umar a boy or girl name?
- Umar is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Umar were boys.
- How popular is the name Umar?
- 180 baby boys were named Umar in the US in 2025, making it the 1159th most popular boy name.
- When was Umar most popular?
- Umar peaked in 2025, when 180 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,159 in 2025.
- How many people are named Umar?
- 3,205 babies have been named Umar in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,151 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Umar most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Umar was most common in New York, at 0.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.