Omari
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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.
How popular is Omari around the world?
In the United States, 3,165 babies were named Omari between 2020 and 2025.
Omari is on the official records of the United States, England and Wales, South Australia, Canada and Spain.
United States
1 in 6,900
In the United States, 3,165 babies were named Omari between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Omari peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
England and Wales
1 in 11,000
In England and Wales, 54 boys named Omari were born in 2025, the 668th most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales
South Australia
1 in 18,0002017
In South Australia, 1 boy was registered as Omari in 2017.
The count never rose above 3 in a year, too few to chart.
Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names
Canada
1 in 52,000
In Canada, 7 boys named Omari were born in 2024, ranked 2,550th among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
Spain
1 in 1.9M
In Spain, 23 residents are named Omari, ranked 27,500th among men, with a mean age of 35.4 years.
Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025
Austria
last on record 2024
Omari is not on the 2025 record for Austria, which publishes every first name down to a single birth, so the name was not given there that year.
The count never rose above 1 in a year, too few to chart.
Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)
Not on the record in Mexico City, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
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.
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The Omari deep dive
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