Meaning & origin
What it means
Omid is a romanization of امید. امید goes back to Middle Persian (ʾwmyt'), meaning “hope.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Omid through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 803
- 803 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 30 babies
- 2025
- 23
- #4,497 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −5%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,497 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 5.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 30 in 1987. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,790 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Omid’s family of names
In Persian usage, Omid is a Roman-alphabet rendering of امید. In English usage, Omid was borrowed from the Persian form امید.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Omid
- Omid DjaliliIranian-British stand-up comedianborn 1965
- Omid Ebrahimifootballerborn 1987
- Omid AbtahiAmerican actorborn 1979
- Omid NorouziIrani wrestlerborn 1986
- Omid AlishahIranian association football playerborn 1992
- Omid PopalzayAfghan association football playerborn 1996
- Omid KordestaniIranian-American businessmanborn 1963
- Omid NouripourIranian-German politicianborn 1975
- Omid NoorafkanIranian football playerborn 1997
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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