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Boy's nameOrigin: of mixed originIn Israel: steady

OmerIn Hebrew: עומר · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

With vowel points: עֹמֶרRomanization: 'ómer

Omer (Hebrew: עומר) is a boy's name of mixed origin. 52,306 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 1,067 boys and ranked #12. Its peak year was 2018, with 1,848 babies.

People in Israel
52,306
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
1,067
rank #12
Peak year
2018
1,848 babies
USA, 2025
70
rank #2,091

Writing and saying Omer

In Hebrew letters the name is עומר, read right to left. Omer is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "'ómer" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).

Meaning and origin

  • a male given name, Omer
An internal Northwest Semitic innovation from the root better known in Arabic غ م ر (ḡ m r) as related to “abundance”, “overflowing”.

Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.

Omer by year: Israel and abroad

How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Omer: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Omer in English-speaking countries

Omer in each official list: latest year, count, rank and peak
Country / regionYearBabiesRankPeak
United States202570#2,0911918 (234)
United Kingdom202548#7802017 (70)
England and Wales202548#7282017 (70)
Alberta20251#2,3932023 (7)

Counts for boys. The Hebrew page for Omer has every year and the other spellings.

Related Israeli names

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about Omer

How do you write Omer in Hebrew?

Omer is written עומר in Hebrew (with vowel points: עֹמֶר). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "'ómer".

How many people in Israel are named Omer?

52,306 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name עומר: 6,746 women and 45,560 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

Is Omer a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 87.1% of the people named עומר are men.

What does the name Omer mean?

English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name, Omer" Etymology: An internal Northwest Semitic innovation from the root better known in Arabic غ م ر (ḡ m r) as related to “abundance”, “overflowing”.

Is Omer used outside Israel?

The name Omer appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 70 boys were given it in 2025 (#2,091), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 48 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.

Abroad

Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.