Umer
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning long-lived; flourishing; a form of Umar.
Umer by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Umer. In the US, 15 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 17 babies in 1999, making it a 1990s name.
Other names that come from Umar
Like Umer, each of these traces back to Umar: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Umer. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Umer
Names that are said the same way as Umer, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean good luck
Like Umer, each of these has good luck in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Chancefortune, luck; occupational name1,359 in the US (2017)
- Boonegood, favorable; from a surname334 in the US (2017)
- Antonworthy of praise; flourishing203 in the US (2017)
- Aymanblessed, fortunate, auspicious203 in England and Wales (2025)
- Virgilflourishing, virile96 in the US (2017)
- Shivauspicious; associated with the Hindu deity Shiva35 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Umer
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