Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2023

Amar

Meaning undying, immortal, imperishable Gender Unisex · 6% girls Rank 2025 #1,388 Trend → Stable

Borrowed from Sanskrit अमर (amara, “undying, immortal, imperishable”).

Rank 2025
#1,388
among boys · ↓147 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
149
named Amar · -15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 12,940
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2023
196 babies
All-time total
5,334
#1,777 all-time among boys
First recorded
1967
in Social Security records

Amar popularity over time

5,334 babies have been named Amar since 1967, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – 16 16 2 – #2,767
1970s – 258 258 26 +1512% #1,299
1980s – 499 499 50 +93% #1,258
1990s 35 555 590 59 +18% #1,301
2000s 73 1,272 1,345 135 +128% #1,103
2010s 136 1,472 1,608 161 +20% #1,162
2020s (to 2025) 101 917 1,018 170 +6% #1,161

Where Amar is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 132 0.08 outside top 500
2027 133 0.08 outside top 500
2028 133 0.08 outside top 500
2029 133 0.08 outside top 500
2030 133 0.08 outside top 500

Where Amar is most popular

Boys named Amar per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.090 per 1,000. Strongest in District of Columbia, Minnesota, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Amar born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
District of Columbia 6 0.406 +354%
Minnesota 30 0.245 +173%
New York 84 0.194 +116%
Georgia 43 0.170 +89%
Illinois 39 0.153 +70%
Michigan 30 0.146 +63%
Florida 57 0.120 +34%
New Jersey 21 0.104 +16%
California 95 0.104 +16%
Connecticut 7 0.103 +15%
Missouri 13 0.094 +5%
Pennsylvania 22 0.083 -8%
Iowa 5 0.073 -19%
Texas 58 0.066 -27%
Ohio 12 0.045 -49%
Virginia 8 0.042 -53%
Tennessee 5 0.028 -69%
North Carolina 6 0.023 -74%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Amar

Amar is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,388 in 2025 with 132 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1967, 5,334 American babies have been named Amar, about 94% boys and 6% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2023, when 196 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Amar stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Amar?

The median living Amar is about 16 years old; half are between 7 and 25. An estimated 5,200 people named Amar are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Amar year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 17 #6,560 132 #1,388
2024 16 #6,955 160 #1,241
2023 18 #6,425 178 #1,163
2022 22 #5,652 133 #1,393
2021 15 #7,278 171 #1,161
2020 13 #8,002 143 #1,281
2019 13 #8,169 167 #1,162
2018 13 #8,186 143 #1,283
2017 24 #5,358 156 #1,192
2016 15 #7,626 139 #1,304
2015 13 #8,485 158 #1,174
2014 16 #7,328 155 #1,188
2013 18 #6,741 145 #1,234
2012 12 #9,148 144 #1,226
2011 7 #13,445 138 #1,250
2010 5 #17,180 127 #1,341
2009 6 #15,376 125 #1,367
2008 5 #17,698 135 #1,284
2007 7 #14,023 140 #1,255
2006 6 #15,264 138 #1,214
2005 11 #9,496 147 #1,116
2004 7 #12,842 135 #1,159
2003 9 #10,477 139 #1,103
2002 – – 115 #1,205
2001 10 #9,398 110 #1,216
2000 12 #8,061 88 #1,408
1995 – – 47 #1,841
1990 10 #7,903 55 #1,530
1985 – – 51 #1,355
1980 – – 54 #1,258
1975 – – 35 #1,505
1970 – – 10 #3,075
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Amar

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Amar Bose Amar Bose American engineer (1929–2013) Contemporary
  2. 2 Amar Osim Amar Osim Bosnian football manager (born 1967) Contemporary
  3. 3 Amar Benikhlef Amar Benikhlef Algerian judoka (born 1982) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Amar, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Amar?

The median living Amar is about 16 years old. Half of all living Amars are between 7 and 25 years old.

How many people named Amar are alive today?

An estimated 5,200 people named Amar are alive in the United States, based on 5,334 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Amar mean?

Borrowed from Sanskrit अमर (amara, “undying, immortal, imperishable”).

How popular is the name Amar in 2025?

Amar ranked #1,388 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 132 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Amar?

5,334 babies have been named Amar in the United States since 1967, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Amar most popular?

Amar peaked in 2023, when 196 newborns received the name.

Is Amar a boy or girl name?

Amar is used for both: about 6% of babies named Amar have been girls and 94% boys.

Is the name Amar rising or falling?

Amar has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Amar become more popular?

Amar looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 133 boys named Amar in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Amar?

Well-known people named Amar include Amar Bose (inventor), Amar Osim (coach), Amar Benikhlef (athlete).

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