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Amar

As of 2025, Amar ranks #1388 among American boys' names, according to Social Security records. 132 boys received the name that year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. SSA records for Amar go back to 1967; the peak came in 2003 at #1103, with 139 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Minnesota, where it ranks #718 among boy names.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1388
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1103
in 2003 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
132
boys named Amar

Amar popularity, 1880–2025

0.003%0.006%0.008%0.011%18801900192019401960198020002020#1103 in 2003
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2003

Where Amar is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025ND—Minnesota: #718 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MN#718Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025WI—Michigan: #829 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MI#829New York: #914 (14 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NY#914Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025IA—Illinois: #1280 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)IL#1280Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025IN—Ohio: #1111 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)OH#1111Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025PA—New Jersey: #915 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NJ#915Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025CT—California: #1241 (15 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1241Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025AL—Georgia: #1216 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)GA#1216Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Amar in 2025HI—Texas: #1652 (10 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1652Florida: #1191 (10 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1191
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Minnesota (#718), Michigan (#829), New York (#914)

Uniqueness score

60/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Amar in the most recent year of SSA data.

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