Oumar
Masculine · “long-lived”
Oumar is the French-language spelling of Umar, and it belongs above all to West Africa — Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Ivory Coast — where French orthography met an Arabic name and wrote it down this way. It is among the most-used men's names across that region.
How old is the name Oumar?
Oumar first appears in US birth records in 1993 — 32 years ago. The typical Oumar is a kid of about 12 — this name's wave is very recent. About 800 people named Oumar are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Oumar most popular?
Oumar peaked in 2013, reaching #2955 nationally. Today it ranks #3128, 173 places below that high. See the whole 2013 chart.
Where it comes from
From Umar to Oumar
The story of Oumar
Arabic Umar spread across the Sahel with Islam, and when French became the language of administration in West Africa the name was written to French rules: ou for the u sound, giving Oumar. The same convention produced Oumou, Aboubacar and Ousmane. Families from those countries carried the spelling to Europe and to the United States, where it arrives already looking settled rather than improvised.
Meaning
long-lived, flourishing
From the Arabic root for living long, thriving and inhabiting; the same root gives Amir and Imran their sense of building and dwelling.
How the name formed
- Umar
- Oumar
Related forms: Umar · Ömer · Umer · Omar
Pronouncing Oumar
oo-MAR
Two syllables; the ou is the oo of soon, not the ow of loud. Stress falls on the second syllable.
Nicknames for Oumar
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1993
- Most boys named
- 201338 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2955reached in 2013
- Change vs 2024
- +18.8%38 in 2025, from 32
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Oumar in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Umar in Arabic — same name
- Ömer in Turkish — same name
- Umer in Urdu — spelling variant
- Omar in English — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania.
Oumars among us
people named Oumar are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 44,949 born in 2025 was named Oumar
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Quintus test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Oumar's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Quintus climbed just as high around 1917, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Quintus's path sketches the road Oumar is walking now.
Oumar sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Oumar is headed
Oumar should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.
Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Oumar beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Oumar in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- One of the most widely borne men's names in West Africa, so it is instantly recognized in a large community.
- The Omar spelling is familiar to English speakers, which keeps the name from ever being unreadable.
- It has a documented Arabic meaning with an unbroken record of use.
- English readers see ou and say ow, so expect OH-mar or OW-mar until corrected.
- Omar is the spelling most American systems and teachers will default to.
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Frequently asked
- How many Oumars are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 800 people named Oumar are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Oumar in 2025?
- Oumar ranks #3128 among US boy names in 2025, with 38 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Oumar?
- About 1 in every 44,949 US boys born in 2025 was named Oumar — 38 in all.
- Will my child share the name Oumar with classmates?
- Oumar will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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