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Amar

Boy

Meaning of Amar: Sanskrit: 'immortal'

Amar is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1305th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 535th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1305

149 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#535

72 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,334

First recorded 1967 · peak 2023

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 52 babies1982: 39 babies1983: 52 babies1984: 50 babies1985: 51 babies1986: 55 babies1987: 49 babies1988: 58 babies1989: 39 babies1990: 65 babies19901991: 44 babies1992: 47 babies1993: 37 babies1994: 53 babies1995: 47 babies1996: 53 babies1997: 59 babies1998: 97 babies1999: 88 babies2000: 100 babies20002001: 120 babies2002: 115 babies2003: 148 babies2004: 142 babies2005: 158 babies2006: 144 babies2007: 147 babies2008: 140 babies2009: 131 babies2010: 132 babies20102011: 145 babies2012: 156 babies2013: 163 babies2014: 171 babies2015: 171 babies2016: 154 babies2017: 180 babies2018: 156 babies2019: 180 babies2020: 156 babies20202021: 186 babies2022: 155 babies2023: 196 babies2024: 176 babies2025: 149 babies
US babies named Amar per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 196.

Gender split

94% boys · 6% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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