How Many People Are Named Amar?
An estimated 5,093 people in the United States have the first name Amar. It is predominantly male (93.7%). The average bearer is 20 years old, and Amar peaked in popularity in 2023 with 195 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Amar as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Amar paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,093
About 1 in 67,299 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
93.7% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2023
195 births
Total Registered
5,184
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Amar
Amar is predominantly male (93.7%), though 328 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Amar as a male name
Ranked #1,239 in 2024
160 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (177 births)
Amar as a female name
Ranked #6,928 in 2024
16 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (24 births)
Amar: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Amar span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,608 babies were registered. While Amar is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Amar by Decade
How has Amar tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Amar by State
Birth registrations for Amar span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Mississippi, Massachusetts. On average, about 110 Amars were registered per state.
Amar + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Amar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Amar
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Amar: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amar?
We estimate approximately 5,093 people named Amar are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 67,299 Americans share this first name.
Is Amar a common name?
Amar is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,184 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Amar most popular?
Amar reached peak popularity in 2023, when 195 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Amar is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Amar a male name?
Amar is predominantly male. 93.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Amar Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Amar Smith, Amar Johnson, Amar Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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