Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Qamar

Gender Unisex · 69% girls Rank 2025 #2,745 Trend ↑ Rising 111%
Rank 2025
#2,745
among girls · ↑631 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
69
named Qamar · +30% vs 2024
How common
1 in 25,512
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
69 babies
All-time total
554
#13,867 all-time among girls
First recorded
1988
in Social Security records

Qamar popularity over time

554 babies have been named Qamar since 1988, 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
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GirlsBoys

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 – – – – – –
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1980s – 6 6 1 – –
1990s – 25 25 3 +317% –
2000s 30 57 87 9 +248% #13,515
2010s 113 47 160 16 +84% #5,938
2020s (to 2025) 240 36 276 46 +188% #2,745

Where Qamar is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (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 girls Implied rank
2026 73 0.05 outside top 500
2027 83 0.05 outside top 500
2028 93 0.06 outside top 500
2029 102 0.06 outside top 500
2030 110 0.07 outside top 500

The story of Qamar

Qamar is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,745 in 2025 with 63 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1988, 554 American babies have been named Qamar, about 69% girls and 31% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 69 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 Qamar stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Qamar?

The median living Qamar is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 14. An estimated 500 people named Qamar are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Qamar 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 63 #2,745 6 #11,674
2024 47 #3,376 6 #12,000
2023 40 #3,819 6 #11,916
2022 33 #4,355 6 #11,969
2021 21 #5,897 7 #10,532
2020 36 #3,987 5 #13,572
2019 18 #6,643 5 #13,650
2018 18 #6,726 5 #13,635
2017 8 #12,482 – –
2016 22 #5,938 – –
2015 15 #7,903 7 #10,357
2014 13 #8,851 – –
2013 6 #16,086 13 #6,522
2012 – – – –
2011 6 #16,311 7 #10,510
2010 7 #14,621 10 #7,986
2009 5 #19,520 5 #13,983
2008 8 #13,515 – –
2007 6 #17,106 9 #8,740
2006 5 #19,340 – –
2005 6 #15,969 5 #12,869
2004 – – 8 #8,727
2003 – – 11 #6,614
2002 – – 7 #9,149
2001 – – 6 #10,225
2000 – – 6 #10,016
1995 – – 5 #9,935
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Qamar?

The median living Qamar is about 6 years old. Half of all living Qamars are between 2 and 14 years old.

How many people named Qamar are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Qamar are alive in the United States, based on 554 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Qamar in 2025?

Qamar ranked #2,745 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 63 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Qamar?

554 babies have been named Qamar in the United States since 1988, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Qamar most popular?

Qamar peaked in 2025, when 69 newborns received the name.

Is Qamar a boy or girl name?

Qamar is used for both: about 69% of babies named Qamar have been girls and 31% boys.

Is the name Qamar rising or falling?

Qamar is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Qamar become more popular?

Qamar is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 110 girls named Qamar in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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