Amar
Usage of Amar in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Amar against each list of names.
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Amar is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Amar in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 132 boys were named Amar, making it the #1388 boys' name in the US. Since 1967, 4,989 boys have been named Amar, with the most (178) in 2023. It is most common, relative to births, in Minnesota, Michigan and New York.
In 2025, 17 girls were named Amar, making it the #6546 girls' name in the US. Since 1990, 345 girls have been named Amar, with the most (24) in 2017.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Amar in other languages
- Omar Dutch, Italian, Spanish
- Amaro Portuguese, Spanish
- Aimar Estonian
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Amar
There are 254 towns and villages with Amar in their name, in 25 countries.
🇲🇦 Morocco 86🇮🇳 India 45🇩🇿 Algeria 32🇵🇰 Pakistan 22🇲🇷 Mauritania 20🇹🇳 Tunisia 5🇦🇫 Afghanistan 4🇲🇾 Malaysia 4
| Name | Where | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidi Amar | Annaba, 🇩🇿 Algeria | 45,148 | Map |
| Ait Amar | Fes-Meknes, 🇲🇦 Morocco | – | Map |
| Akhij Amar | Fes-Meknes, 🇲🇦 Morocco | – | Map |
| Al ‘Amar | Southern Governorate, 🇧🇭 Bahrain | – | Map |
| Al ‘Amār | Al Batinah South, 🇴🇲 Oman | – | Map |
| Al ‘Amār | Al-Qassim Region, 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | – | Map |
| Al ‘Amār | Riyadh Region, 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | – | Map |
| Al ‘Amār | Riyadh Region, 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | – | Map |
| Al ‘Amār | Al Bahah Region, 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | – | Map |
| Al ‘Amār | Dhamār, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Amar
There are 2 lakes and reservoirs with Amar in their name, in 2 countries.
🇦🇲 Armenia 1🇪🇭 Western Sahara 1
| Name | Where | |
|---|---|---|
| Amar Aghayi | Aragatsotn, 🇦🇲 Armenia | Map |
| Dait Um Ahmed Uld Amar | 🇪🇭 Western Sahara | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Amar songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Amar in their title. The best known:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Amar
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Amar.
Fictional characters named Amar
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Amar products
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