Boys' name · since 1977
Ammar
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 3,083 babies named Ammar, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,489 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,242 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,083
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ammar currently ranks #1242 among boys' names in America, with 3,083 babies recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ammar has been recorded 3,083 times among boys since 1977, currently ranked #1242 nationally and more common than 91% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #2,489 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,242 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,083 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ammar ranks #2,489 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,242 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,083 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,489 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,242 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,083
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ammar's 3,083 recorded births place it above 94.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Ammar compares
3,083 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Ammar's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ammar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,083 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 161 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ammar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ammar's full recorded timeline at 2001, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 161 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ammar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 161
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Ammar by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,076 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Ammar's strongest decade.
1,076 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Ammar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 176
1980s
176 births
- 1990s 383
1990s
383 births
- 2000s
2000s
720 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,076 births
- 2020s
2020s
700 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,076 births (35% of all-time use).
How Ammar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ammar's total volume
Ammar by state
Where Ammar concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 344 | 11.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 293 | 9.5% |
| #3 | California | | 288 | 9.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 190 | 6.2% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 129 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 77 | 2.5% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 76 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 66 | 2.1% |
344 of 3,083 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Ammar appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ammar's data
- Ammar's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,076 total births) through the 2020s (700) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ammars (344 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ammar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Ammar 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.