Boys' name · since 2000
Camar
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 185 babies named Camar, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,427 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,272 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 185
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Camar is the #11272 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 185 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Camar has been recorded 185 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #11272 nationally and more common than 19% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #13,427 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,272 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 185 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Camar ranks #13,427 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,272 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 185 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,427 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,272 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 185
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Camar's 185 recorded births place it above 70.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Camar compares
185 36th percentile among 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
Camar's all-time total is 50% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Camar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 185 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Camar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Camar splits its recorded history at 2010: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Camar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Camar by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (90 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Camar's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Camar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
90 births
- 2010s
2010s
58 births
- 2020s
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 90 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Camar's data
- Camar's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (90 total births) through the 2020s (37) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Camar: 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 (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Camar 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.