US rank #6986 Boys' name Peak 2012 449 births

Amaar — #6986 US boys' name

449 babies named Amaar in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s1152010s2362020s86
#6986
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 51% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Amaar was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

29 babies were named Amaar in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amaar

The Social Security Administration has registered 449 babies named Amaar between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Amaar currently holds the #6986 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amaar performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 236 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Amaar shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 40 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Amaar in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amaar 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 449 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.

Amaar at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

449

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2012

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,986

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amaar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
29
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
010203040 20242020201620122008200420001990 5

Amaar by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
236 births that decade — 53% of Amaar's all-time total
1990s122000s1152010s2362020s86

Amaar by state

Where Amaar concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Amaar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
40 8.9%
#2 Texas
6 1.3%
#3 California
5 1.1%
#4 New York
5 1.1%
Minnesota share of Amaar's total US births 8.9%
Even split

40 of 449 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amaar?
449 babies have been named Amaar since 1990. It currently ranks #6986 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 29 births.
When was Amaar most popular?
Amaar was most popular in the 2010s decade with 236 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Amaar most popular?
The top states for the name Amaar are Minnesota (40 births), Texas (6 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Amaar been used?
Amaar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amaar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amari, Amare, Amar, Amado, 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, 1990–2024 (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.