Boys' name · since 1990
Amaar
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 458 babies named Amaar, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,307 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,510 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 458
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amaar currently ranks #8510 among boys' names in America, with 458 babies recorded since 1990.
Amaar has 458 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8510 as of the latest data, more common than 39% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #8,307 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,510 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 458 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amaar ranks #8,307 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,510 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 458 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,307 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,510 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 458
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amaar's 458 recorded births place it above 81.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Amaar compares
458 Top 46% higher than 54% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Amaar's all-time total is 24% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amaar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 458 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Amaar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Amaar's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Amaar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Amaar by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (236 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Amaar's strongest decade.
236 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Amaar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
115 births
- 2010s
2010s
236 births
- 2020s
2020s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 236 births (52% of all-time use).
Amaar by state
Where Amaar concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 40 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 1.1% |
40 of 458 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Amaar's data
- Amaar's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (236 total births) through the 2020s (95) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Amaars (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amaar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
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, 1990–2025 (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 Amaar 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.