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Ammar

Boy

Meaning of Ammar: Arabic & Persian: 'long-lived'

Ammar is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1247th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 630th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1247

161 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#630

60 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,083

First recorded 1977 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 12 babies1982: 17 babies1983: 14 babies1984: 10 babies1985: 13 babies1986: 23 babies1987: 16 babies1988: 28 babies1989: 37 babies1990: 22 babies19901991: 40 babies1992: 32 babies1993: 42 babies1994: 30 babies1995: 31 babies1996: 33 babies1997: 53 babies1998: 55 babies1999: 45 babies2000: 73 babies20002001: 68 babies2002: 64 babies2003: 71 babies2004: 73 babies2005: 75 babies2006: 66 babies2007: 85 babies2008: 67 babies2009: 78 babies2010: 84 babies20102011: 70 babies2012: 93 babies2013: 110 babies2014: 120 babies2015: 135 babies2016: 130 babies2017: 117 babies2018: 97 babies2019: 120 babies2020: 99 babies20202021: 94 babies2022: 118 babies2023: 110 babies2024: 118 babies2025: 161 babies
US babies named Ammar per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 161.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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