The first name Omer

In 2025, 70 boys born in the United States were named Omer, the 2,103rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1918, when 234 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Omer Nishani
  Albanian politician (1887-1954)
• Omer Adam
  American-Israeli singer, born 1993
• Ömer Eldarov
  Azerbaijani sculptor (born 1927)
• Omer Beaugendre
  French cyclist (1883–1954)
• Omer Simeon
  American jazz clarinetist (1902–1959)
• Omer Verschoore
  Cyclist (1888–1931)
• Omer Hoffman
  Belgian artistic gymnast, 1900–2000
• Omer Joldić
  Bosnia and Herzegovina footballer, born 1977
• Jean Monnet
  French political economist regarded by as a chief architect of European unity (1888-1979)
• Soprano
  French rapper, singer and songwriter, born 1979
• Omar Fayed
  Egyptian association football player, born 2003
• Ibn al-Mulaqqin
  14th-century Islamic scholar, 1323–1401

How popular is the name Omer?

In 2025, 48 boys born in England and Wales were named Omer, ranking 728th. Its peak was 2017, with 70 births.

Is Omer a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 8,923 US babies named Omer since 1880 were boys.

When was Omer most popular?

1918 in the United States, when 234 babies were named Omer, its highest rank at 392nd.

Is Omer also a surname?

Yes. Omer is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.