How Many People Are Named Qamar?
An estimated 481 people in the United States have the first name Qamar. It is used for both genders, with 66.0% female. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Qamar peaked in popularity in 2024 with 53 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Qamar 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 Qamar paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
481
About 1 in 712,587 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
66.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2024
53 births
Total Registered
485
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Qamar
Qamar is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (34.0%) and females (66.0%). Out of 485 total births registered, 165 were male and 320 were female.
Qamar as a male name
Ranked #11,950 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (13 births)
Qamar as a female name
Ranked #3,360 in 2024
47 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (47 births)
Qamar: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Qamar span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 207 babies were registered. Qamar remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Qamar by Decade
How has Qamar 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.
Qamar by State
Birth registrations for Qamar span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Michigan, Texas. The lowest are in California, Texas, Michigan. On average, about 10 Qamars were registered per state.
Qamar + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Qamar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Qamar
Other first names starting with Q with a similar number of bearers.
Qamar: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Qamar?
We estimate approximately 481 people named Qamar 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 712,587 Americans share this first name.
Is Qamar a common name?
Qamar is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 485 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Qamar most popular?
Qamar reached peak popularity in 2024, when 53 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Qamar is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Qamar a female name?
Qamar is predominantly female. 66.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Qamar Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Qamar Smith, Qamar Johnson, Qamar 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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