Omari

Omari: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “flourishing; long-lived”
Origin: Arabic
Say it: oh-MAR-ee · 3 syllables
Used for: Boys (97% of all uses)

Omari is commonly used in East Africa and the African diaspora as a form related to Arabic Umar. The name carries associations of life and flourishing.

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How popular is Omari?

2024140 per million US babies

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Babies named Omari in 2024466

2024 rank#617 boys

Peak year2021

Total US babies since 188013,148

Omari is rising: use over the last five years is 1.7× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Omari

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Amircommander, prince · Arabic
Muhammadpraised · Arabic
Zaynbeauty, grace · Arabic
Omarflourishing, long-lived · Arabic
Cairovictorious · Arabic
Ibrahimfather of multitudes · Arabic
Khalilfriend, beloved · Arabic
Malikking · Arabic

Omari questions

What does the name Omari mean?

Omari means "flourishing; long-lived". It comes from Arabic. Omari is commonly used in East Africa and the African diaspora as a form related to Arabic Umar. The name carries associations of life and flourishing.

Is Omari a boy or girl name?

Omari is mainly a boy's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Omari?

466 US babies were named Omari in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.

How do you pronounce Omari?

Omari is usually pronounced oh-MAR-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.