US rank #4346 Boys' name Peak 2006 1,556 births

Kamar — #4346 US boys' name

1,556 babies named Kamar in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s271980s911990s1912000s6062010s4622020s179
#4346
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 69% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Kamar was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

89 babies were named Kamar in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kamar

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,556 babies named Kamar between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kamar currently holds the #4346 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 89 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kamar performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 606 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kamar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 117 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Maryland. In total, SSA state-level files list Kamar in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kamar 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 1,556 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.

Kamar at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,556

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2006

89 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,346

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kamar popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
89
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
020406080100 202420182012200620001994198819821976 8

Kamar popularity over time — girls

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

Unisex variant — 56 births
4.555.566.577.5 202420202019201820172016201320121998 5

Kamar by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
606 births that decade — 39% of Kamar's all-time total
1970s271980s911990s1912000s6062010s4622020s179

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 7.5%
#2 Florida
75 4.8%
#3 Maryland
64 4.1%
#4 Pennsylvania
55 3.5%
#5 New Jersey
51 3.3%
#6 California
40 2.6%
#7 Georgia
33 2.1%
#8 Ohio
33 2.1%
New York share of Kamar's total US births 7.5%
Even split

117 of 1,556 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?
1,556 babies have been named Kamar since 1976. It currently ranks #4346 among boys. The peak year was 2006 with 89 births.
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?
Kamar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
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.

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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, 1976–2024 (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.