MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Umar mean?
Umar is an Arabic name related to ʿumr, life or a lifetime. The shared root also concerns inhabiting and flourishing, giving the name its traditional association with a full life.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
उमर
Conventional spelling
Arabic
عمر
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Umar in Indian usage
28,086 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (90.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 2,620 records (9.3%).
- Recorded as male: 25,466 records (90.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 456 |
| 1940s | 1,248 |
| 1950s | 2,566 |
| 1960s | 4,470 |
| 1970s | 5,555 |
| 1980s | 7,430 |
| 1990s | 6,229 |
| Other decades | 132 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 9,136 |
| Bihar | 4,334 |
| Maharashtra | 3,606 |
| Rajasthan | 2,315 |
| Haryana | 2,244 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,670 |
| Jharkhand | 1,242 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 855 |
| Delhi | 799 |
| Kerala | 628 |
| Uttarakhand | 300 |
| Gujarat | 193 |
| Punjab | 189 |
| Odisha | 126 |
| Other states | 449 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Umar / M | 214 | 234 |
| Scotland | Umar / M | 9 | 367 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Umar ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Umar; Table_6, C239 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Umar; Table_6, C239
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Umar; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Umar; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy
- Behind the Name: Umar ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
- Wiktionary: عمر ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.