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Omer

Boy

Meaning of Omer: Hebrew: 'sheaf of wheat'

Omer is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2064th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 602nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2064

70 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#602

63 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

8,923

First recorded 1880 · peak 1918

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 23 babies1982: 24 babies1983: 27 babies1984: 31 babies1985: 23 babies1986: 23 babies1987: 36 babies1988: 28 babies1989: 29 babies1990: 29 babies19901991: 31 babies1992: 35 babies1993: 39 babies1994: 47 babies1995: 44 babies1996: 49 babies1997: 53 babies1998: 66 babies1999: 48 babies2000: 55 babies20002001: 55 babies2002: 62 babies2003: 57 babies2004: 64 babies2005: 59 babies2006: 79 babies2007: 54 babies2008: 70 babies2009: 54 babies2010: 72 babies20102011: 60 babies2012: 59 babies2013: 85 babies2014: 70 babies2015: 75 babies2016: 82 babies2017: 74 babies2018: 92 babies2019: 80 babies2020: 71 babies20202021: 54 babies2022: 72 babies2023: 70 babies2024: 73 babies2025: 70 babies
US babies named Omer per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 92.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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