Omar

Omar is a male given name: 99% of people named Omar are men, and it is recorded as male in 8 of the 8 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 99%Female 1%

Omar · Ómar

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Arabic and Persian countries, Iceland
Also spelled: Ómar
US births since 1880: 95,198 male / 456 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Omar

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Omar," in English, "Guten Tag Omar," in German. Omar is a male given name: about 99% of people named Omar are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Omar,

German

Guten Tag Omar,

French

Bonjour Omar,

Spanish

Estimado/a Omar:

Chinese

Omar您好：

Japanese

Omar様

English

Hi Omar,

German

Hi Omar,

French

Salut Omar,

Spanish

Hola Omar,

Chinese

Omar你好：

Japanese

Omarさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Omar by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	man's name	100%
Arabic and Persian countries	common	man's name	98%
Iceland	common	man's name	98%
Georgia	rare	man's name	98%
Azerbaijan	rare	man's name	98%
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan	rare	man's name	98%
Malta	rare	man's name	98%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

95,198 male · 456 female · 95,654 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Omar a male or female name?

Omar is a male given name: 99% of people named Omar are men, and it is recorded as male in 8 of the 8 countries covered.

How do I address Omar in an email?

Is Omar a unisex name?

Omar is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Omar are men. Omar leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Omar a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/omar (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_omar,
  title  = {Is Omar a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/omar},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}