Aurimas vs Omar
Aurimas and Omarcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 1997, Aurimas was ranked #495 and Omar #174 among boys in Norway.
Aurimas and Omar over time
Aurimas and Omar appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Omar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aurimas in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Omar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aurimas in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
Norway · Boys20 shared years, 1975–1997
Aurimas held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Omar in 19.
Highest recorded here: Aurimas #208 in 1988, Omar #166 in 1983.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1997: Aurimas #495, Omar #174.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Aurimas | Omar |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly interpreted as relating to long life, flourishing, or thriving — from the Arabic root 'to live long, to thrive'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Arabic |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈoʊmɑr/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #495 (1997) | Norway · Boys #137 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Omar has a recorded origin (Arabic); Aurimas does not have one recorded yet.
- Aurimas has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Omar.
- A meaning is recorded for Omar; Aurimas doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Aurimas
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #596 among boys in Norway in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1975–1997
Highest recorded position: #208 among boys in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1975–1997).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1997
Most recently recorded at #495 among boys in Norway, in 1997.
Norway · Boys
Omar
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #306 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–2025
Highest recorded position: #137 among boys in Norway, in 2013 (recorded 1947–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #157 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys