US rank #9260 Boys' name Peak 2015 239 births

Ahmar — #9260 US boys' name

239 babies named Ahmar in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s132000s752010s1042020s42
#9260
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 35% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Ahmar was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

16 babies were named Ahmar in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ahmar

The Social Security Administration has registered 239 babies named Ahmar between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ahmar currently holds the #9260 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ahmar performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ahmar shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ahmar in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 239 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ahmar at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

239

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2015

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,260

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ahmar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
16
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
05101520 20242020201520112007200319981989 5

Ahmar by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
104 births that decade — 44% of Ahmar's all-time total
1980s51990s132000s752010s1042020s42

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ahmar?
239 babies have been named Ahmar since 1989. It currently ranks #9260 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 16 births.
When was Ahmar most popular?
Ahmar was most popular in the 2010s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Ahmar been used?
Ahmar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ahmar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ahmad, Ahmed, Ahmir, Ahmari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.