boy's name

Antar

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 368

Antar is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2014 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1977, when 15 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1969.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Antar over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2014, not a full ten years.

96
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Antar by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 5
1970s 96
1980s 62
1990s 27
2000s 6
2010s (to 2014) 12

How popular is Antar?

In 2014, Antar was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Antar is used

France #6,236 5 in 2024
United States #10,322 7 in 2014

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Antar

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Antar also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Antar over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Antar

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Antar — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Antar

How popular is the name Antar?

In 2014, Antar was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Antar a girl's or a boy's name?

Antar is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Antar?

Antar has 2 syllables.

When was Antar most popular?

Antar peaked in 1977, when 15 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.