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Boy name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Omar

OH-mar · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Flourishing; long-lived
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
classic
Themes
classic · religious
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#260
2024 births1,343
Peak year2007
First appeared1880
Total US births105,100
2007 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Om
Alternate spellings
UmarOmer
In other languages
Umar (Arabic)Omer (Turkish/Hebrew)Omar (Spanish)

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Notable people named Omar

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