Kamar
Kamar was the 4948th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 1623rd with 89 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,830 places. More babies were named Kamar in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,948 boys, down 2,463 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200689 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,632babies recorded
Kamar popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 56 since 1998.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,948 | 20 |
| 2020 | #2,485 | 52 |
| 2010 | #1,861 | 78 |
| 2000 | #2,774 | 33 |
| 1990 | #3,239 | 19 |
| 1980 | #6,756 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kamar, counting every spelling?
Kamar is the most common spelling of a name family that had 35 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 35 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamar | 20 | #4,948 | 147 |
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 Kamar?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kamar (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kamar 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 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kamar.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kamar?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Kamar are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 12 and 24. That makes Kamar 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.
Kamar by state
How common Kamar was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 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 Kamar: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kamar, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kamar
How popular is the name Kamar?
Kamar was the 4948th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 1623rd with 89 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,830 places. More babies were named Kamar in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kamar a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kamar in the US.
Where is Kamar most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kamar was most common in Georgia (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Michigan and Pennsylvania.