Given name & surname · also Arabic
Omri
“a red-haired woman”·“a sheaf of grain; a servant of God”
Omri is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “a red-haired woman” (Arabic) and “a sheaf of grain; a servant of God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original Hebrewעמרי
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a red-haired woman” (Arabic) and “a sheaf of grain; a servant of God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Arabic and Hebrew naming traditions.
How it developed
Possibly from the Hebrew verb 'amar (עמר), “to grip or bind, and possibly.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Omri appears in 1 Kings 16:16, 1 Kings 16:17, 1 Kings 16:22 and 3 other passages.
- 1 Kings 16:16
- 1 Kings 16:17
- 1 Kings 16:22
- 1 Kings 16:24
- Micah 6:16
- 1 Chronicles 7:8
From biblical name research
Omri through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 939
- 895 boys · 44 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 52 babies
- 2025
- 39
- #3,567 for boys · #12,849 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +32%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 32 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,567 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 13.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 7 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 864 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.
Omri’s family of names
Omri has a related form in Omrea. Omri has a related form in Omree. Omri has a related form in Omrey.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Omri
- Omrisixth King of Israel939 BC–873 BC
- Omri CasspiIsraeli basketball player (born 1988)
- Omri KatzAmerican actorborn 1976
- Omri GandelmanIsraeli association footballerborn 2000
- Omri GlazerIsraeli association footballerborn 1996
- Omri AfekIsraeli footballerborn 1979
- Omri SharonIsraeli politicianborn 1964
- Omri Ben HarushIsraeli association footballerborn 1990
- Omri AltmanIsraeli association footballerborn 1994
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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