Omari
Meaning
meaning uncertain, possibly a Swahili form of Umar
The story
Omari keeps its paperwork honest: the reference books say the meaning is uncertain, possibly a Swahili variant of Umar, the Arabic name whose root means "flourishing, living long." That hedge is worth respecting, and so is what the American record shows without any hedging at all: Omari enters at 411 boys in the 1970s and never looks back: 646, then 1,127, then 3,226 in the 2000s and 4,645 across the 2010s, with 3,103 so far this decade. Fifty years of unbroken growth is a rarer shape than any single spike. Three open syllables, a long-o start that carries across a playground, and a family resemblance to Omar and Amari on either side. Whatever the etymology finally settles on, the name has already built its own American history, one steady decade at a time.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Omari peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
When you meet Omari
Most people given the name Omari in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Omari deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Omari truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Omari fits with your family’s names and surname.
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