Boys' name · since 1976

Kamar

Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 1,576 babies named Kamar, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#3,810 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,925 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,576
born since 1976
2000s
peak decade

1,576 babies have been named Kamar since 1976, making it today's #4925 boys' name.

Kamar has 1,576 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4925 as of the latest data, more common than 65% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.

  • #3,810 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #4,925 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,576 born since 1976
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamar ranks #3,810 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,925 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,576 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.

#3,810 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,925 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,576
born since 1976
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%64.6%
Kamar vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Kamar's 1,576 recorded births place it above 91.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

14 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Kamar compares

1,576 Top 25% higher than 75% 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

Kamar's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kamar Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,576 369 358,536
Peak-year births 89 34 22,252

Kamar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kamar splits its recorded history at 2002: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 89 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kamar popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
89
Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
020406080100 197619841990199620022008201420202025 20

Kamar popularity over time - girls

56 total births recorded since 1998 (Kamar as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 56 births
4.555.566.577.5 199820122013201620172018201920202024 6

Kamar by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (606 births, 38% of the file).

2000s was Kamar's strongest decade.

606 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Kamar births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 606 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Kamar 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 Kamar's total volume

Kamar vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -113, 2.3%-28, 11.8%-55, 4.2%-18, 19.5%-114, 6.5%-44, 5.1%-67, 3.5%-25, 12.5%-104, 3.2%-112, 3%-72, 3.3%-68, 3.4%-22, 8.9%-130, 1.9%-47, 6.1%Kamar-50, 5.6%Kamar
Kamar vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Kamar by state

Where Kamar concentrates geographically, total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kamar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
117 7.4%
#2 Florida
75 4.8%
#3 Maryland
64 4.1%
#4 Pennsylvania
55 3.5%
#5 New Jersey
51 3.2%
#6 California
40 2.5%
#7 Georgia
33 2.1%
#8 Ohio
33 2.1%
New York share of Kamar's total US births 7.4%
Even split

117 of 1,576 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Kamar appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kamar?
1,576 babies have been named Kamar since 1976. All-time, it sits at #3,810 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #4,925 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2006 with 89 births.
Where does Kamar sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamar ranks #3,810 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,925 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kamar most popular?
Kamar was most popular in the 2000s decade with 606 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Kamar most popular?
The top states for the name Kamar are New York (117 births), Florida (75 births), Maryland (64 births).
How long has the name Kamar been used?
Records for Kamar go back to 1976, giving 50 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Kamar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kameron, Kamden, Kamari, Kamron, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Kamar's data

  • Kamar's decade-level peak was the 2000s (606 total births); usage has since declined to 199 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Kamars (117 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.

Keep exploring Kamar

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kamar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1976–2025 (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 Kamar 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.