Recorded 1991–2023 Unisex name Peak 1991 27 births

Imar — boys' name

27 babies named Imar in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s52010s52020s11
2020s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Imar was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

6 babies were named Imar in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Imar

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Imar between 1991 and 2023, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Imar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Imar is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 16 additional births since 2010.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Imar performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Imar shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Imar 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 27 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.

Imar at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

27

Since 1991

33 years of records

Peak year

1991

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1991

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2023

Imar popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1991

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1991)
6
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4.555.566.5 20232021201820091991 6

Imar popularity over time — girls

16 total births recorded since 2010 (Imar as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4681012 20122010 11

Imar by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
11 births that decade — 41% of Imar's all-time total
1990s62000s52010s52020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Imar?
27 babies have been named Imar since 1991. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1991 with 6 births.
When was Imar most popular?
Imar was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Is Imar a unisex name?
Yes, Imar is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 27 births, and as a girl's name it has 16 births.
How long has the name Imar been used?
Imar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 33 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Imar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iman, Imani, Imanol, Imari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1991–2023 (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.