Amar Boy
How popular is Amar?
#1,388 boy name in 2025
132 baby boys were named Amar in the US in 2025, making it the 1388th most popular boy name. Another 17 girls got the name (#6,545 for girls).
Amar popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,388 for boys (▼ 147 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 132 boys, 17 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-16% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,174 in 2015, #1,280 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (178 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,102 in 2003 |
| First recorded | 1967 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 90% boys, 10% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Amar counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Amir family of names ranked #89 for boys in 2025 (#85 the year before), with 4,018 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Amir | 3,297 | 82% |
| Ahmir | 163 | 4% |
| Amar | 132 | 3% |
| Amare | 59 | 1% |
| Ammar | 161 | 4% |
| Aamir | 73 | 2% |
| Amere | 21 | 1% |
| Amire | 31 | 1% |
| Amer | 23 | 1% |
| Amyr | 16 | 0% |
| Aimar | 14 | 0% |
| Amirr | 9 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Amar is most popular
Babies named Amar per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- District of Columbia: 0.4 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Minnesota: 0.2 per 1,000 (30 boys)
- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (84 boys)
- Georgia: 0.2 per 1,000 (43 boys)
- Illinois: 0.2 per 1,000 (39 boys)
Amar by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16 | #2,759 |
| 1970s | 258 | #1,299 |
| 1980s | 499 | #1,258 |
| 1990s | 555 | #1,298 |
| 2000s | 1,272 | #1,102 |
| 2010s | 1,472 | #1,162 |
| 2020s | 917 | #1,161 |
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Questions
- Is Amar a boy or girl name?
- Amar is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 90% of babies named Amar were boys.
- How popular is the name Amar?
- 132 baby boys were named Amar in the US in 2025, making it the 1388th most popular boy name. Another 17 girls got the name (#6,545 for girls).
- When was Amar most popular?
- Amar peaked in 2023, when 178 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,102 in 2003.
- How many people are named Amar?
- 5,334 babies have been named Amar in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,233 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 17.
- Where is Amar most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Amar was most common in District of Columbia, at 0.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.