How Many People Are Named Ammar?
An estimated 2,883 people in the United States have the first name Ammar. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Ammar peaked in popularity in 2015 with 135 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ammar 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 Ammar paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ammar is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,883
About 1 in 118,888 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2015
135 births
Total Registered
2,922
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ammar
Ammar is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,922 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ammar as a male name
Ranked #1,505 in 2024
118 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (135 births)
Ammar: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ammar span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,076 babies were registered. While Ammar is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ammar by Decade
How has Ammar 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.
Ammar by State
Birth registrations for Ammar span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Tennessee, Massachusetts, Colorado. On average, about 95 Ammars were registered per state.
Ammar + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ammar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ammar: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ammar?
We estimate approximately 2,883 people named Ammar 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 118,888 Americans share this first name.
Is Ammar a common name?
Ammar is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,922 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ammar most popular?
Ammar reached peak popularity in 2015, when 135 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ammar is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ammar a male name?
Ammar is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ammar Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ammar Smith, Ammar Johnson, Ammar 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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