| Omar | Malik | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | long-lived, flourishing | king |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | OH-mar / OO-mar | MAH-lik |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1949 |
| Peak year | 2007 (3,216) | 1996 (4,026) |
| In 2025 | 1,333 | 724 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Omar | Malik |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 8,132 | 4,755 |
| 2010s | 17,945 | 9,210 |
| 2000s | 28,164 | 14,766 |
| 1990s | 23,729 | 17,951 |
| 1980s | 13,681 | 1,427 |
| 1970s | 9,256 | 1,348 |
| 1960s | 1,936 | 139 |
| 1950s | 739 | 6 |
| 1940s | 486 | 5 |
| 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.
Arabic 'malik' means 'king', from the Semitic root m-l-k ('to rule, to be king'). Al-Malik ('The King') is one of the names of God in Islam. Cognate with Hebrew 'melech'.
Omar is more popular than Malik today: about 1,333 US babies were given the name Omar in 2025, compared with 724 named Malik.
Omar means long-lived, flourishing (arabic origin), while Malik means king (arabic origin).
In US records, Omar first appears in 1880 and Malik in 1949, so Omar has the longer recorded history.