Given name & surname · also Arabic
Omari
“one who is full of life”·“from God the highest”
Omari is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who is full of life” and “from God the highest”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who is full of life” and “from God the highest”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Arabic and African naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Omari through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13,557
- 13,158 boys · 399 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 629 babies
- 2025
- 404
- #687 for boys · #12,848 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 397 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 687 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 14.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 618 in 2018. It also appeared in 7 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (38). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,463 as a first name in 2020; 1,314 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Omari’s family of names
Omari has a related form in Omarie. Omari has a related form in Omary. Omari has a related form in Omarea.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Omari
- OmarionAmerican R&B singerborn 1984
- Omari TetradzeRussian footballerborn 1969
- Omari HardwickAmerican actorborn 1974
- Omari HutchinsonEnglish footballer (born 2003)
- Omari SpellmanAmerican-Lebanese basketball playerborn 1997
- Omari JonesAmerican boxerborn 2002
- Omari NewtonCanadian actorborn 2000
- Omari GlasgowGuyanese footballerborn 2003
- Odyssey JonesAmerican professional wrestlerborn 1994
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Omari, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Azi
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>99% boys
Tacari
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86% boys · 14% girls
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>99% boys
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