Amilcar
The Amilcar was a French automobile manufactured from 1921 to 1940.
- Portuguese
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Amilcar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Amilcar was a French automobile manufactured from 1921 to 1940.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Portuguese
- Spanish
The Story of Amilcar
Amilcar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1957, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2006: 32 births, good for #3,305 nationwide. About 24% of every Amilcar on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Amilcar ranks #4,849 for baby boys with 20 births, holding steady (+1%). All told, over 985 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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About the name Amilcar
Amilcar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 985 births in the dataset. Amilcar's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #2,406. Use the chart and map above to compare Amilcar'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 .
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