Meaning and history
Possibly meaning “servant” in Hebrew or a related Semitic language, from the root עָמַר (ʿamar) meaning “to bind,” this name was borne by a 9th-century BC military commander who became king of Israel. He appears in the Old Testament, where he is denounced as wicked.
20062006: 19 births, rank #4,675
2007: 23 births, rank #4,243
2008: 23 births, rank #4,267
2009: 30 births, rank #3,551
2010: 25 births, rank #3,994
20112011: 26 births, rank #3,885
2012: 31 births, rank #3,450
2013: 24 births, rank #4,064
2014: 28 births, rank #3,693
2015: 29 births, rank #3,684
20162016: 33 births, rank #3,358
2017: 26 births, rank #3,993
2018: 23 births, rank #4,354
2019: 36 births, rank #3,201
2020: 42 births, rank #2,846
20212021: 47 births, rank #2,695
2022: 20 births, rank #4,850
2023: 44 births, rank #2,848
2024: 39 births, rank #3,104
20252025: 32 births, rank #3,513
In 2025, 32 babies were recorded with the name Omri, ranking #3,513 among boys.