Keiran vs Omar
Keiran 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Keiran was ranked #5137 and Omar #157 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 1998, Keiran was ranked #280 and Omar #280 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Keiran and Omar over time
Keiran and Omar appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Omar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Keiran in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Keiran #153 in 1996, Omar #150 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2025
Keiran held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Omar in 28.
Highest recorded here: Keiran #153 in 1996, Omar #150 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Keiran #5137, 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 | Keiran | 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #5137 (2025) | Norway · Boys #137 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Omar has a recorded origin (Arabic); Keiran does not have one recorded yet.
- Keiran and Omar both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Omar; Keiran doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Keiran
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #153 among boys in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5137 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