boy's name
Ammar
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,804
Scotland
#569
2023 births
Ammar is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 161 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 161 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 20,592 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1977.
Ammar over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 28 |
| 1980s | 176 |
| 1990s | 383 |
| 2000s | 720 |
| 2010s | 1,076 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 700 |
How popular is Ammar?
In 2025, Ammar was given to 161 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Ammar is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ammar
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ammar also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ammar over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ammar
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ammar — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ammar
How popular is the name Ammar?
In 2025, Ammar was given to 161 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ammar a girl's or a boy's name?
Ammar is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Ammar most popular?
Ammar peaked in 2025, when 161 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ammar a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ammar currently ranks #607 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.