Amar

Meaning and origin of Amar

Popularity of Amar in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1967.
• Over recent years, Amar has been stable (+2.1% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Amar every 30 schools, all spellings combined.

Amar in English-speaking countries

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  607^th boys’ name12 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,711

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  572^nd boys’ name200 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,132+12.2% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  810^th boys’ name38 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,472

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,257^th boys’ name470 babies in 3 years1 boy in 10,939+1.5% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Ammar80

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Amar

• Adil
• Aly
• Akram
• Alpha
• Aymane
• Abdoul
• Anass
• Ahmad
• Amin
• Amjad
• Achraf
• Ayaan

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin