boys' name ★ peaked 1918

Omer

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #2,103 Trend ↓ Falling 12%
Rank 2025
#2,103
among boys · ↓29 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
70
named Omer · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 24,401
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1918
239 babies
All-time total
8,923
#1,298 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Omer popularity over time

8,923 babies have been named Omer since 1880, 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 – 270 270 27 – #286
1890s 5 294 299 30 +11% #263
1900s – 254 254 25 -15% #357
1910s 16 1,382 1,398 140 +450% #392
1920s 30 1,786 1,816 182 +30% #402
1930s 5 964 969 97 -47% #514
1940s – 620 620 62 -36% #668
1950s – 383 383 38 -38% #1,000
1960s – 232 232 23 -39% #1,316
1970s – 197 197 20 -15% #1,964
1980s – 276 276 28 +40% #1,793
1990s – 441 441 44 +60% #1,596
2000s 5 604 609 61 +38% #1,843
2010s – 749 749 75 +23% #1,715
2020s (to 2025) 6 404 410 68 -9% #2,014

Where Omer 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 69 0.04 outside top 500
2027 68 0.04 outside top 500
2028 67 0.04 outside top 500
2029 66 0.04 outside top 500
2030 66 0.04 outside top 500

Where Omer is most popular

Boys named Omer per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.039 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, New Jersey, and Michigan.

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 Omer 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
New York 47 0.109 +182%
New Jersey 18 0.089 +132%
Michigan 8 0.039 ≈ national
Florida 18 0.038 ≈ national
Massachusetts 5 0.036 -6%
Virginia 5 0.026 -32%
Texas 19 0.022 -44%
Illinois 5 0.020 -49%
California 12 0.013 -66%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Omer

Omer is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,103 in 2025 with 70 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 8,923 American babies have been named Omer. Its peak came in 1918, when 239 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

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 Omer stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Omer?

The median living Omer is about 26 years old; half are between 12 and 59. An estimated 3,600 people named Omer are alive in the United States today.

median 26 020406080100

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

Omer 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 – – 70 #2,103
2024 – – 73 #2,074
2023 6 #14,729 64 #2,238
2022 – – 72 #2,092
2021 – – 54 #2,484
2020 – – 71 #2,014
2019 – – 80 #1,883
2018 – – 92 #1,715
2017 – – 74 #1,952
2016 – – 82 #1,840
2015 – – 75 #1,946
2014 – – 70 #2,036
2013 – – 85 #1,729
2012 – – 59 #2,229
2011 – – 60 #2,193
2010 – – 72 #1,950
2009 – – 54 #2,395
2008 – – 70 #2,022
2007 – – 54 #2,405
2006 5 #19,301 74 #1,852
2005 – – 59 #2,103
2004 – – 64 #1,925
2003 – – 57 #2,024
2002 – – 62 #1,843
2001 – – 55 #1,972
2000 – – 55 #1,913
1995 – – 44 #1,944
1990 – – 29 #2,416
1985 – – 23 #2,340
1980 – – 32 #1,793
1975 – – 19 #2,340
1970 – – 14 #2,599
1965 – – 13 #2,340
1960 – – 31 #1,455
1955 – – 29 #1,443
1950 – – 49 #1,000
1945 – – 54 #859
1940 – – 70 #736
1935 – – 92 #612
1930 – – 136 #514
1925 – – 173 #460
1920 – – 190 #439
1915 – – 189 #392
1910 – – 38 #450
1905 – – 18 #564
1900 – – 21 #526
1895 – – 26 #379
1890 – – 34 #298
1885 – – 18 #433
1880 – – 29 #316

Famous people named Omer

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

  1. 1 Omer Nishani Omer Nishani Albanian politician (1887–1954) 19th century
  2. 2 Omer Beriziky Omer Beriziky Malagasy politician and diplomat b. 1950 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Omer Golan Israeli footballer b. 1982 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Omer?

The median living Omer is about 26 years old. Half of all living Omers are between 12 and 59 years old.

How many people named Omer are alive today?

An estimated 3,600 people named Omer are alive in the United States, based on 8,923 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Omer in 2025?

Omer ranked #2,103 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 70 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Omer?

8,923 babies have been named Omer in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Omer most popular?

Omer peaked in 1918, when 239 newborns received the name.

Is Omer a boy or girl name?

Omer is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Omer rising or falling?

Omer has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Omer become more popular?

Omer is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 66 boys named Omer 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 Omer?

Well-known people named Omer include Omer Nishani (politician), Omer Beriziky (politician), Omer Golan (soccer player).

Names like Omer

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