Omid

A boys’ name of Persian origin, meaning hope, optimism.

Babies a year
9
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2440
9 babies

Omid by the numbers

In 2025, 9 babies in England and Wales were named Omid. In the US, 20 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its American peak was 30 babies in 1987, making it a 1980s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Omid. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Omirlong-lived or eloquent21 in the US (2017)
  • Omi8 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean hope

Like Omid, each of these has hope in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Armaanhopeful or aspirational57 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Amelhope9 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Hyhope7 in the US (2017)
  • Umuthope6 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Omid

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