Amar
Amar was the 1388th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 132 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1103rd; the most babies were born in 2023 (178). Over the last ten years it has moved down 214 places. More babies were named Amar in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,388 boys, down 107 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 132boys
- Girls and boys
- 10% girls, 90% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023178 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,334babies recorded
Amar popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,560 | #1,388 | 17 | 132 |
| 2020 | #8,002 | #1,281 | 13 | 143 |
| 2010 | #17,180 | #1,341 | 5 | 127 |
| 2000 | #8,061 | #1,408 | 12 | 88 |
| 1990 | #7,903 | #1,530 | 10 | 55 |
| 1980 | — | #1,258 | — | 54 |
| 1970 | — | #3,075 | — | 10 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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How popular is Amar, counting every spelling?
Amar is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #711 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,388 for Amar on its own. Together these spellings went to 366 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amar | 132 | #1,388 | 774 |
| Ammar | 161 | #1,241 | 601 |
| Amare | 59 | #2,333 | 504 |
| Amaar | 9 | #8,285 | 79 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Amar?
132 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amar (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Amar born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 64 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amar.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amar?
About 4,900 people born in the US named Amar are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 9 and 27. That makes Amar mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Amar by state
How common Amar was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (2.7×), New York (2.2×), Georgia (1.9×), Illinois (1.7×), Michigan (1.6×). In 33 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Amar: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Amar, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Amar
How popular is the name Amar?
Amar was the 1388th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 132 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1103rd; the most babies were born in 2023 (178). Over the last ten years it has moved down 214 places. More babies were named Amar in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Amar a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 10% girls, 90% boys given the name Amar in the US.
Where is Amar most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amar was most common in District of Columbia (0.41 per 1,000 boys), followed by Minnesota and New York.