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Umar

boy name
Origin
Arabic
Syllables
2
Peak era
2000s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

variant of Omar, traditionally 'flourishing, long-lived'

The story

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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Umar peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

29 people · the #96,655 first name in Brazil · median age 45

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Umar

Most people given the name Umar 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.

Names that fit alongside Umar

Nazir Ammar Yusuf Ahmad Anwar Nizar

The Umar deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Umar 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 Umar fits with your family’s names and surname.

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Where Umar travels

Urdu and Pakistani · A documented choice in Pakistani and Urdu-speaking families.

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