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Amar

/əˈmɑɹ/ · 94% boys · 149 born in 2025

Amar has been given to about 5,334 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/əˈmɑɹ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,128
Median age today16 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Amar per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 196
  • Born in 2025149
  • All time5,334
  • England & Wales, 2025#666 · 58

How popular is Amar?

Its best year was 2023, when 196 babies were given the name, ranking 1163rd. The typical living American called Amar is about 16 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Amar

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lamar0.85
  2. Jamar0.85
  3. Omar0.74
  4. Shamar0.75
  5. Amari0.70
  6. Amare0.70
  7. Amir0.68
  8. Ameer0.62

Middle names for Amar

Ranked by flow score
  1. Amar John0.77
  2. Amar Lee0.77
  3. Amar Dean0.76
  4. Amar Bryce0.76
  5. Amar Quinn0.76
  6. Amar Neal0.76

Sibling names for Amar

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.98
  2. Keziahsister · 0.97
  3. Yehudabrother · 0.97
  4. Yousefbrother · 0.97
  5. Soleilsister · 0.97
  6. Samirasister · 0.97

Where Amar is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Minnesota0.01%
  2. Michigan0.01%
  3. New York0.01%
  4. New Jersey0.01%
  5. Georgia0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Amar White0.72
  2. Amar Nguyen0.72
  3. Amar Moore0.72
  4. Amar Lee0.72
  5. Amar Hill0.72
  6. Amar Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Amar

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Amar across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.