Omkar
A boys’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning om sound; sacred syllable.
Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Omkar by the numbers
Omkar was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 22 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Omkar. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Omarlong-lived or eloquent332 in England and Wales (2025)
- Oskardivine spear; variant of Oscar121 in England and Wales (2025)
- Onkarthe sound om; sacred syllable3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Oscardeer lover; God's spear2,798 in England and Wales (2025)
- Omarilong-lived; from umr577 in the US (2017)
- Osmarfamous god; form of Osmer61 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean holiness
Like Omkar, each of these has holiness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Christianfollower of christ; anointed one7,058 in the US (2017)
- SantiagoSaint James4,193 in the US (2017)
- Sydneywide meadow or saint Denis2,047 in the US (2017)
- Messiahanointed one; the savior2,009 in the US (2017)
- ThiagoSaint James1,765 in the US (2017)
- Malcolmdevotee of Saint Columba804 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Omkar
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