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Omer vs Roger

Omer and Rogercompared 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 2013, Omer was ranked #511 and Roger #514 among boys in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Omer was ranked #602 and Roger #2263 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2021, Omer was ranked #631 and Roger #631 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Omer and Roger over time

Omer and Roger appear together in 2 published lists, across 45 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Roger reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Omer 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

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 19962024

    Omer held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Roger in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Omer #554 in 2017, Roger #694 in 1997.

    The order changed in 2007: Omer moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #1643 and #1643; by 2007 that had become #952 and #2435.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Omer #602, Roger #2263.

  • Norway · Boys16 shared years, 19642013

    Omer held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Roger in 15.

    Highest recorded here: Omer #511 in 2013, Roger #18 in 1972.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2013: Omer #511, Roger #514.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Omer, Roger
FieldOmerRoger
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #602 (2024)England and Wales · Boys #2263 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Omer and Roger both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Omer

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #518 among boys in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1990–2021

    Highest recorded position: #323 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1990 (recorded 1990–2021).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #602 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys

Roger

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #86 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2013

    Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1945–2013).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #2263 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys