Umar is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Umar is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,164 for boy births in the United States (and #2,376 across all names), given to 180 babies. Umar first appears in 1951 and peaked in 2025 (180 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 180 | 180 | #1,164 |
| 2024 | 179 | 179 | #1,169 |
| 2023 | 152 | 152 | #1,270 |
| 2022 | 158 | 158 | #1,249 |
| 2021 | 132 | 132 | #1,395 |
| 2020 | 101 | 101 | #1,608 |
| 2019 | 111 | 111 | #1,532 |
| 2018 | 134 | 134 | #1,347 |
| 2017 | 117 | 117 | #1,457 |
| 2016 | 118 | 118 | #1,466 |
| 2015 | 118 | 118 | #1,443 |
| 2014 | 96 | 96 | #1,626 |
| 2013 | 94 | 94 | #1,634 |
| 2012 | 75 | 75 | #1,922 |
| 2011 | 76 | 76 | #1,862 |
| 2010 | 90 | 90 | #1,712 |
| 2009 | 45 | 45 | #2,749 |
| 2008 | 48 | 48 | #2,625 |
| 2007 | 61 | 61 | #2,211 |
| 2006 | 60 | 60 | #2,174 |
| 2005 | 59 | 59 | #2,112 |
| 2004 | 60 | 60 | #2,022 |
| 2003 | 59 | 59 | #1,983 |
| 2002 | 55 | 55 | #2,018 |
| 2001 | 60 | 60 | #1,868 |
| 2000 | 55 | 55 | #1,923 |
| 1999 | 54 | 54 | #1,853 |
| 1998 | 47 | 47 | #2,038 |
| 1997 | 39 | — | #2,227 |
| 1996 | 39 | — | #2,180 |
| 1995 | 25 | — | #2,919 |
| 1994 | 34 | — | #2,344 |
| 1993 | 39 | — | #2,086 |
| 1992 | 25 | — | #2,827 |
| 1991 | 30 | — | #2,404 |
| 1990 | 25 | — | #2,691 |
| 1989 | 24 | — | #2,687 |
| 1988 | 28 | — | #2,249 |
| 1987 | 21 | — | #2,633 |
| 1986 | 27 | — | #2,155 |
| 1985 | 25 | — | #2,223 |
| 1984 | 17 | — | #2,816 |
| 1983 | 23 | — | #2,268 |
| 1982 | 21 | — | #2,421 |
| 1981 | 17 | — | #2,776 |
| 1980 | 17 | — | #2,821 |
| 1979 | 22 | — | #2,306 |
| 1978 | 17 | — | #2,663 |
| 1977 | 13 | — | #3,189 |
| 1976 | 10 | — | #3,710 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | #3,935 |
| 1974 | 14 | — | #2,791 |
| 1973 | 13 | — | #2,849 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | #4,358 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | #3,816 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #5,000 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | #4,503 |
| 1964 | 7 | — | #3,585 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | #4,218 |