Ammar Boy
How popular is Ammar?
#1,241 boy name in 2025
161 baby boys were named Ammar in the US in 2025, making it the 1241st most popular boy name.
Ammar popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,241 for boys (▲ 269 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 161 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+19% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,307 in 2015, #1,621 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (161 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,241 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1977 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ammar counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Amir family of names ranked #89 for boys in 2025 (#85 the year before), with 4,018 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Amir | 3,297 | 82% |
| Ahmir | 163 | 4% |
| Amar | 132 | 3% |
| Amare | 59 | 1% |
| Ammar | 161 | 4% |
| Aamir | 73 | 2% |
| Amere | 21 | 1% |
| Amire | 31 | 1% |
| Amer | 23 | 1% |
| Amyr | 16 | 0% |
| Aimar | 14 | 0% |
| Amirr | 9 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ammar is most popular
Babies named Ammar per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Ammar by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28 | #3,167 |
| 1980s | 176 | #1,948 |
| 1990s | 383 | #1,787 |
| 2000s | 720 | #1,605 |
| 2010s | 1,076 | #1,307 |
| 2020s | 700 | #1,241 |
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Questions
- Is Ammar a boy or girl name?
- Ammar is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ammar were boys.
- How popular is the name Ammar?
- 161 baby boys were named Ammar in the US in 2025, making it the 1241st most popular boy name.
- When was Ammar most popular?
- Ammar peaked in 2025, when 161 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,241 in 2025.
- How many people are named Ammar?
- 3,083 babies have been named Ammar in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,041 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
- Where is Ammar most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ammar was most common in Minnesota, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.