Ammar
Ammar was the 1241st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 161 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 66 places. More babies were named Ammar in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,241 boys, up 380 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 161boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025161 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,083babies recorded
Ammar popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,241 | 161 |
| 2020 | #1,621 | 99 |
| 2010 | #1,768 | 84 |
| 2000 | #1,609 | 73 |
| 1990 | #2,867 | 22 |
| 1980 | #5,554 | 6 |
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How popular is Ammar, counting every spelling?
Ammar is a spelling of Amar, a name family that ranked #711 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,241 for Ammar 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 Ammar?
161 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ammar (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ammar 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 52 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ammar.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ammar?
About 3,000 people born in the US named Ammar are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 24. That makes Ammar 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.
Ammar by state
How common Ammar was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (4.5×), New York (2.4×), Illinois (2.2×), Virginia (2.1×), Michigan (2.0×). In 38 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 Ammar: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ammar, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ammar
How popular is the name Ammar?
Ammar was the 1241st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 161 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 66 places. More babies were named Ammar in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ammar a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ammar in the US.
Where is Ammar most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ammar was most common in Minnesota (0.31 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Illinois.