How Many People Are Named Kamar?
An estimated 1,589 people in the United States have the first name Kamar. It is predominantly male (96.5%). The average bearer is 19 years old, and Kamar peaked in popularity in 2006 with 89 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kamar 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 Kamar paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Kamar is overwhelmingly male, 56 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
1,589
About 1 in 215,704 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
96.5% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2006
89 births
Total Registered
1,612
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kamar
Kamar is predominantly male (96.5%), though 56 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kamar as a male name
Ranked #4,359 in 2024
24 male births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (89 births)
Kamar as a female name
Ranked #14,268 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (7 births)
Kamar: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kamar span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 606 babies were registered. While Kamar is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kamar by Decade
How has Kamar 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.
Kamar by State
Birth registrations for Kamar span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Florida, Maryland. The lowest are in Texas, Tennessee, Alabama. On average, about 37 Kamars were registered per state.
Kamar + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kamar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kamar
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kamar: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kamar?
We estimate approximately 1,589 people named Kamar 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 215,704 Americans share this first name.
Is Kamar a common name?
Kamar is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,612 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kamar most popular?
Kamar reached peak popularity in 2006, when 89 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kamar is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kamar a male name?
Kamar is predominantly male. 96.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kamar Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kamar Smith, Kamar Johnson, Kamar 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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