Bastian vs Omar
Bastian 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 2025, Bastian was ranked #148 and Omar #137 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Bastian was ranked #2440 and Omar #157 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Bastian was ranked #655 and Omar #267 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Bastian and Omar over time
Bastian and Omar appear together in 2 published lists, across 56 years of shared records. Omar held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Bastian in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Bastian and Omar changed places 10 times in Norway · Boys between 1981 and 2025, ending at #148 and #137.
- Longest-running competitions
Bastian and Omar were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 40 years, from 1981 to 2025, ending at #148 and #137.
List by list
Norway · Boys40 shared years, 1981–2025
Bastian held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Omar in 33.
Highest recorded here: Bastian #143 in 2016, Omar #137 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Bastian #148, Omar #137.
England and Wales · Boys16 shared years, 2008–2025
Bastian held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Omar in 16.
Highest recorded here: Bastian #1781 in 2022, Omar #157 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Bastian #2440, Omar #157.
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 | Bastian | 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #148 (2025) | 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) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Omar has a recorded origin (Arabic); Bastian does not have one recorded yet.
- Bastian and Omar both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Omar; Bastian doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Bastian
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #629 among boys in Norway in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1981–2025
Highest recorded position: #143 among boys in Norway, in 2016 (recorded 1981–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2440 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · 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