Boys' name · since 1989
Ahmar
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 239 babies named Ahmar, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,924 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 239
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ahmar sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 239 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Ahmar recorded 239 times among boys since 1989, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2024.
- #11,924 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 239 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ahmar ranks #11,924 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 239 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,924 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 239
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ahmar's 239 recorded births place it above 73.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ahmar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ahmar's full recorded timeline at 2011, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ahmar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2024
- Peak year (2015)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Ahmar by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (104 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Ahmar's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Ahmar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
- 2010s
2010s
104 births
- 2020s
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 104 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Ahmar's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (104 total births) through the 2020s (42) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ahmar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1989–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ahmar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.