Omer
Omer is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hebrew, Arabic, Bosnian, Turkish, Uyghur.
- Hebrew
- Arabic
- Bosnian
- Turkish
Meaning & Origin of Omer
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Omer is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hebrew, Arabic, Bosnian, Turkish, Uyghur.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
- Arabic
- Bosnian
- Turkish
- Uyghur
The Story of Omer
American parents first put Omer on the record books as a baby boy name in 1880, with 29 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 234 Omers were born — ranking #391 that year. About 20% of every Omer on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Omer ranks #2,148 for baby boys with 70 births, gradually falling (-6%). All told, over 9K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Omer
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Omer. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Omer
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About the name Omer
Omer is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Omer's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #260. Use the chart and map above to compare Omer's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.