Meaning
Omar is a arabic name meaning “Flourishing, long-lived”.
History
From the Arabic root for flourishing life, carried by the second caliph, Umar ibn al-Khattab. Poet Omar Khayyam spread the name into the Western literary imagination.
Popularity
Ranked #140 in 2026 · up 380 places since 1996
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