Camar
Camăr is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Camăr and Pădureni (Erdőaljarakottyás).
Meaning & Origin of Camar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Camăr is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Camăr and Pădureni (Erdőaljarakottyás).
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The Story of Camar
Camar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2000, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 18 Camars were born — ranking #5,035 that year. As of 2026, Camar ranks #7,285 for baby boys with 11 births, with steady use. In total, more than 179 Camars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Camar
Camar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 179 births in the dataset. Camar's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #5,035. Use the chart and map above to compare Camar'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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