| Omar | Jamal | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | long-lived, flourishing | Beauty, handsome |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | OH-mar / OO-mar | juh-MAHL |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1946 |
| Peak year | 2007 (3,216) | 1993 (1,245) |
| In 2025 | 1,333 | 169 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Omar | Jamal |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 8,132 | 1,268 |
| 2010s | 17,945 | 3,266 |
| 2000s | 28,164 | 5,898 |
| 1990s | 23,729 | 10,265 |
| 1980s | 13,681 | 7,187 |
| 1970s | 9,256 | 4,691 |
| 1960s | 1,936 | 558 |
| 1950s | 739 | 91 |
| 1940s | 486 | 11 |
| 1930s | 519 | 0 |
| 1920s | 813 | 0 |
| 1910s | 656 | 0 |
| 1900s | 116 | 0 |
| 1890s | 142 | 0 |
| 1880s | 124 | 0 |
From the root '-m-r (ع-م-ر), associated with 'life, long life, flourishing, thriving'. Commonly rendered 'long-lived' or 'flourishing'. Transliterated both Omar and Umar; borne by Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second caliph.
From Arabic جمال (jamāl), the abstract noun 'beauty', from the root j-m-l. Jamal is the masculine name built directly on this root and is well established as 'beauty' or 'handsome'.
Omar is more popular than Jamal today: about 1,333 US babies were given the name Omar in 2025, compared with 169 named Jamal.
Omar means long-lived, flourishing (arabic origin), while Jamal means Beauty, handsome (arabic origin).
In US records, Omar first appears in 1880 and Jamal in 1946, so Omar has the longer recorded history.