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Omer

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Meaning

First son

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Origin

Arabic

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English pronunciation

/ˈoʊmɚ/

Recorded US English dictionary reading(s) of this exact spelling. The separate English entry documents a biblical masculine personal name; CMUdict does not identify a bearer or name tradition. This is a dictionary reading of the spelling, not a bearer-specific claim; French, Albanian, Hebrew and other preferred readings may differ. The separate Jewish calendar noun is not used as the name’s meaning. Original ARPABET: OW1 M ER0.

Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.

Published name usage

Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.

Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
PlaceYearRecorded usagePublished birthsRankNotes
Canada2025Boys11 · preliminary18042025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
France1965Girls5 (rounded to 5)1994Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
France2025Boys40 (rounded to 5)969Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales2025Boys48728Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Northern Ireland2016Boys4358Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Scotland2024Boys3727Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Ireland2021Boys4631Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
United States2023Girls613462Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
United States2025Boys702091Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.

Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.

Sources & notes

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Language of use: Albanian

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The exact Albanian entry identifies a male given name borrowed through Ottoman Turkish from Arabic. This does not settle the licensed first-son meaning. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Omer&oldid=88990082. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed the exact language-specific given-name section, retaining separate naming routes. No source audio reused.

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Language of use: French

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The exact French entry identifies a male given name. This is distinct from the English biblical and Albanian Arabic-derived traditions. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Omer&oldid=88990082. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed the exact language-specific given-name section, retaining separate naming routes. No source audio reused.

Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.

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Meaning: First son

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Pronunciation in the source language: French: /ɔ.mɛʁ/

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Directly documented French given-name reading; kept separate from the recorded US English reading. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Omer&oldid=88990082. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed the exact language-specific given-name section, retaining separate naming routes. No source audio reused.

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Origin: Arabic

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Licensed Oddity Software Baby Names Plus database. Cleaned and matched to this spelling; not independently verified. The source label may describe language, region, or tradition rather than a precise linguistic derivation.

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English pronunciation: /ˈoʊmɚ/

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Recorded US English dictionary reading(s) of this exact spelling. The separate English entry documents a biblical masculine personal name; CMUdict does not identify a bearer or name tradition. This is a dictionary reading of the spelling, not a bearer-specific claim; French, Albanian, Hebrew and other preferred readings may differ. The separate Jewish calendar noun is not used as the name’s meaning. Original ARPABET: OW1 M ER0. Credit: Carnegie Mellon University, CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; Wiktionary contributors for name identity only. Pronunciation source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cmusphinx/cmudict/74790861f652b15e4ac49015a90074ad62a27690/cmudict.dict. License: CMUdict BSD-style license (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cmusphinx/cmudict/74790861f652b15e4ac49015a90074ad62a27690/LICENSE). Name-identity source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Omer&oldid=88990082 under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names converted the recorded phone sequences to broad IPA and counted vowel phonemes. No source audio reused.

Credit: Carnegie Mellon University and CMUdict contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: selected exact-spelling dictionary readings converted from ARPABET to broad IPA, with qualified syllable counts. CMUdict does not identify a bearer’s preferred pronunciation or name tradition.

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Copyright (C) 1993-2015 Carnegie Mellon University. All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met:

1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
   The contents of this file are deemed to be source code.

2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
   the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
   distribution.

This work was supported in part by funding from the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency, the Office of Naval Research and the National
Science Foundation of the United States of America, and by member
companies of the Carnegie Mellon Sphinx Speech Consortium. We acknowledge
the contributions of many volunteers to the expansion and improvement of
this dictionary.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY ``AS IS'' AND
ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
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LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
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Syllables: 2 (recorded US English dictionary reading)

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Recorded US English dictionary reading(s) of this exact spelling. The separate English entry documents a biblical masculine personal name; CMUdict does not identify a bearer or name tradition. This is a dictionary reading of the spelling, not a bearer-specific claim; French, Albanian, Hebrew and other preferred readings may differ. The separate Jewish calendar noun is not used as the name’s meaning. Original ARPABET: OW1 M ER0. Credit: Carnegie Mellon University, CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; Wiktionary contributors for name identity only. Pronunciation source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cmusphinx/cmudict/74790861f652b15e4ac49015a90074ad62a27690/cmudict.dict. License: CMUdict BSD-style license (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cmusphinx/cmudict/74790861f652b15e4ac49015a90074ad62a27690/LICENSE). Name-identity source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Omer&oldid=88990082 under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names converted the recorded phone sequences to broad IPA and counted vowel phonemes. No source audio reused.

Credit: Carnegie Mellon University and CMUdict contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: selected exact-spelling dictionary readings converted from ARPABET to broad IPA, with qualified syllable counts. CMUdict does not identify a bearer’s preferred pronunciation or name tradition.

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Copyright (C) 1993-2015 Carnegie Mellon University. All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met:

1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
   The contents of this file are deemed to be source code.

2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
   the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
   distribution.

This work was supported in part by funding from the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency, the Office of Naval Research and the National
Science Foundation of the United States of America, and by member
companies of the Carnegie Mellon Sphinx Speech Consortium. We acknowledge
the contributions of many volunteers to the expansion and improvement of
this dictionary.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY ``AS IS'' AND
ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
NOR ITS EMPLOYEES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

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Spelling variant: Audomar

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The French given-name section explicitly lists this male variant. This relationship belongs to the French Frankish-derived route; it does not merge the Arabic-derived tradition or spelling-specific statistics. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Omer&oldid=88990082. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed the exact language-specific given-name section, retaining separate naming routes. No source audio reused.

Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.

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Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk

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License: Open Government Licence v3.0

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(C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence

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U.S. Social Security Administration

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Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.

Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.

License: Statistics Canada Open Licence

Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.

Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.

License: CC BY 4.0

Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.

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Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.

Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.

License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)

Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.

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