Fun Facts About the Name Oumar
- 760 babies named Oumar: U.S. records list 760 babies given the name Oumar from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Oumar Mean?
Oumar is a West African spelling of the Arabic masculine name ʿUmar (عمر). Its established meaning is "flourishing" or "long-lived," from the Arabic root ʿ-m-r, which is connected with life, longevity, and prosperity. The name is Arabic in origin, not originally French or West African. In French-based spelling, the Arabic initial ʿ is dropped, and the vowel sound "oo" is written ou, giving Oumar. The parent name is usually rendered Umar or Omar in English, and Oumar is best understood as the same name in a French-influenced orthography.
Oumar Name History & Origins
The Arabic name ʿUmar was borne by Umar ibn al-Khattab, a companion of Muhammad and the second caliph, whose rule helped shape the early Islamic state. As Islam spread, the name traveled with Arabic-speaking armies, scholars, and traders into North Africa and across the Sahara. In West Africa, Muslim Fulani, Wolof, Mandinka, Hausa, and other communities adopted it. The spelling Oumar reflects French colonial-era orthography used in Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Mauritania, and neighboring countries: French writes the vowel sound "oo" as ou, so Arabic ʿUmar became Oumar. A notable West African bearer was El Hadj Umar Tall, also written Oumar Tall, a nineteenth-century Tijaniyya leader and founder of the Toucouleur Empire. In non-Francophone countries, the same name commonly appears as Umar or Omar.
How Popular is the Name Oumar?
Oumar has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2013. Its best rank was #2,984 in 2013.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,171 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 2024 | #3,657 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2023 | #4,306 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2022 | #4,658 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2021 | #4,592 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2020 | #3,251 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2019 | #3,544 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2018 | #3,090 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2017 | #3,953 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2016 | #4,280 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2015 | #4,659 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2014 | #3,354 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2013 | #2,984 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 2012 | #3,507 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2011 | #4,782 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2010 | #3,605 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2009 | #4,007 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2008 | #4,111 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 2007 | #4,330 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 2006 | #3,066 | 36 | 0.0018% |
| 2005 | #3,589 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2004 | #4,223 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #3,344 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 2002 | #3,068 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 2001 | #4,630 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #5,502 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #4,702 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #9,320 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #5,980 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #8,716 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #9,856 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #9,770 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Oumar Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are patient, persevering and strong willed. You are a good student, absorbing knowledge easily and retaining it well. You are either a saint or a sinner. You tend to hold things inside and suffer in silence. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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