Umar has been given to about 3,205 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.
Its best year was 2025, when 180 babies were given the name, ranking 1164th. The typical living American called Umar is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in Illinois, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.