Is Amar a boy or girl name?
Amar is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 16 girls and 160 boys were named Amar, so 9.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 6.3% of the 5,184 US babies named Amar were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,239
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,928
- Babies named Amar since 1967
- 5,184
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 195 babies
Boys and girls named Amar, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 258 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 499 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 555 | 35 | 5.9% |
| 2000s | 1,272 | 73 | 5.4% |
| 2010s | 1,472 | 136 | 8.5% |
| 2020s | 784 | 84 | 9.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 160 | #1,239 | 16 | #6,928 |
| 2023 | 177 | #1,164 | 18 | #6,418 |
| 2022 | 133 | #1,393 | 22 | #5,649 |
| 2021 | 171 | #1,160 | 15 | #7,273 |
| 2020 | 143 | #1,280 | 13 | #7,997 |
| 2019 | 167 | #1,162 | 13 | #8,167 |
| 2018 | 143 | #1,283 | 13 | #8,185 |
| 2017 | 156 | #1,192 | 24 | #5,356 |
| 2016 | 139 | #1,304 | 15 | #7,625 |
| 2015 | 158 | #1,174 | 13 | #8,481 |
| 2014 | 155 | #1,188 | 16 | #7,327 |
| 2013 | 145 | #1,234 | 18 | #6,740 |
| 2012 | 144 | #1,226 | 12 | #9,147 |
| 2011 | 138 | #1,250 | 7 | #13,444 |
| 2010 | 127 | #1,339 | 5 | #17,179 |
| 2009 | 125 | #1,367 | 6 | #15,376 |
| 2008 | 135 | #1,284 | 5 | #17,696 |
| 2007 | 140 | #1,254 | 7 | #14,023 |
| 2006 | 138 | #1,213 | 6 | #15,264 |
| 2005 | 147 | #1,116 | 11 | #9,496 |
| 2004 | 135 | #1,159 | 7 | #12,842 |
| 2003 | 139 | #1,103 | 9 | #10,476 |
| 2002 | 115 | #1,205 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 110 | #1,216 | 10 | #9,398 |
| 2000 | 88 | #1,408 | 12 | #8,060 |
| 1999 | 79 | #1,457 | 9 | #9,526 |
| 1998 | 91 | #1,301 | 6 | #12,526 |
| 1997 | 59 | #1,673 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 53 | #1,741 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 47 | #1,841 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 53 | #1,691 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 32 | #2,352 | 5 | #13,530 |
| 1992 | 42 | #1,916 | 5 | #13,387 |
| 1991 | 44 | #1,798 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 55 | #1,530 | 10 | #7,903 |
| 1989 | 39 | #1,892 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 58 | #1,355 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 49 | #1,467 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 55 | #1,321 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 51 | #1,355 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 50 | #1,322 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 52 | #1,276 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 39 | #1,567 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 52 | #1,272 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 54 | #1,259 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 34 | #1,671 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 48 | #1,299 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 26 | #1,907 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 36 | #1,504 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 35 | #1,505 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 26 | #1,793 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 22 | #1,929 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,427 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,389 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,075 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,373 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,767 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Amar reached #1,103 in 2003. As a girl name, it reached #5,356 in 2017. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Amar
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.