Amar
Amar is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Arabic, Urdu, Bosnian.
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Bengali
- Punjabi
Meaning & Origin of Amar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amar is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Arabic, Urdu, Bosnian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Bengali
- Punjabi
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Bosnian
The Story of Amar
As a girl name
Amar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1990, with 10 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2017: 24 births, good for #5,337 nationwide. About 37% of every Amar on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Amar ranks #6,080 for girls with 19 births, rising sharply (+19% over the past five years). All told, over 365 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Amar as a boy name dates back to 1967, when 9 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 177 newborns named Amar — #1,164 in the national rankings. About 28% of every Amar on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Amar ranks #1,217 for boys with 166 births, holding steady (+3%). All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Amar
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Amar. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- 'Ammar
- Ammar
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About the name Amar
Amar is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Amar's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #1,103. Use the chart and map above to compare Amar's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.