boys' name ★ peaked 2018

Omari

Meaning A male given name from Arabic Gender Boy · 3% girls Rank 2025 #687 Trend ↓ Falling 22%

A male given name from Arabic.

Rank 2025
#687
among boys · ↓74 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
404
named Omari · -14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,302
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2018
629 babies
All-time total
13,557
#1,041 all-time among boys
First recorded
1971
in Social Security records

Omari popularity over time

13,557 babies have been named Omari since 1971, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 5 411 416 42 – #1,002
1980s – 646 646 65 +55% #942
1990s 47 1,127 1,174 117 +82% #851
2000s 153 3,226 3,379 338 +188% #549
2010s 132 4,645 4,777 478 +41% #472
2020s (to 2025) 62 3,103 3,165 528 +10% #489

Where Omari is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 380 0.22 outside top 500
2027 366 0.21 outside top 500
2028 354 0.21 outside top 500
2029 345 0.20 outside top 500
2030 337 0.20 outside top 500

Where Omari is most popular

Boys named Omari per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.292 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Delaware, and District of Columbia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Omari born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 57 1.00 +244%
Delaware 14 0.923 +217%
District of Columbia 11 0.745 +156%
Georgia 181 0.714 +145%
South Carolina 64 0.619 +112%
Louisiana 59 0.577 +98%
Florida 244 0.515 +77%
Maryland 59 0.495 +70%
Alabama 52 0.476 +63%
Connecticut 32 0.473 +62%
Nevada 26 0.456 +56%
North Carolina 115 0.450 +54%
Virginia 80 0.422 +45%
Michigan 83 0.405 +39%
Pennsylvania 99 0.373 +28%
Massachusetts 51 0.371 +27%
New Jersey 73 0.363 +24%
New York 156 0.360 +24%
Tennessee 63 0.349 +20%
Ohio 90 0.340 +16%
Arizona 52 0.318 +9%
Missouri 43 0.310 +6%
Rhode Island 5 0.307 +5%
Illinois 77 0.301 ≈ national
Arkansas 18 0.284 ≈ national
Texas 232 0.263 -10%
Indiana 39 0.243 -17%
Colorado 29 0.225 -23%
Washington 36 0.220 -25%
Oklahoma 17 0.192 -34%
California 170 0.186 -36%
New Mexico 5 0.152 -48%
Kentucky 15 0.149 -49%
Minnesota 14 0.114 -61%
Wisconsin 11 0.093 -68%
Kansas 5 0.073 -75%
Oregon 5 0.066 -77%
Alaska – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Omari

Omari is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #687 in 2025 with 397 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1971, 13,557 American babies have been named Omari. Its peak came in 2018, when 629 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Omari stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Omari?

The median living Omari is about 12 years old; half are between 6 and 21. An estimated 13 thousand people named Omari are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Omari year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 7 #12,848 397 #687
2024 5 #17,066 465 #613
2023 8 #11,932 496 #579
2022 11 #9,518 555 #536
2021 13 #8,353 605 #489
2020 18 #6,568 585 #500
2019 16 #7,257 612 #479
2018 11 #9,657 618 #472
2017 12 #9,206 570 #510
2016 12 #9,288 553 #532
2015 15 #7,896 567 #508
2014 15 #7,970 341 #710
2013 12 #9,474 318 #735
2012 14 #8,523 334 #710
2011 12 #9,583 364 #645
2010 13 #9,113 368 #656
2009 7 #14,832 428 #604
2008 19 #7,012 479 #549
2007 15 #8,423 376 #647
2006 13 #9,140 302 #716
2005 22 #5,743 322 #664
2004 20 #6,148 399 #570
2003 15 #7,485 332 #622
2002 17 #6,618 256 #700
2001 14 #7,635 166 #939
2000 11 #9,004 166 #925
1995 5 #15,106 97 #1,180
1990 – – 93 #1,114
1985 – – 55 #1,299
1980 – – 91 #942
1975 – – 49 #1,223
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Omari

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Omari Hardwick Omari Hardwick American actor (born 1974) Contemporary
  2. 2 Omari Tetradze Omari Tetradze Russian footballer (born 1969) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Omari, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Omari?

The median living Omari is about 12 years old. Half of all living Omaris are between 6 and 21 years old.

How many people named Omari are alive today?

An estimated 13 thousand people named Omari are alive in the United States, based on 13,557 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Omari mean?

A male given name from Arabic.

How popular is the name Omari in 2025?

Omari ranked #687 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 397 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Omari?

13,557 babies have been named Omari in the United States since 1971, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Omari most popular?

Omari peaked in 2018, when 629 newborns received the name.

Is Omari a boy or girl name?

Omari is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Omari rising or falling?

Omari is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Omari become more popular?

Omari is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 337 boys named Omari in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Omari?

Well-known people named Omari include Omari Hardwick (actor), Omari Tetradze (soccer player).

Names like Omari

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