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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.

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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.

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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.

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Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.

Other countries

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Albania #5 boys 170 Institute of Statistics (INSTAT), 2017
Austria #128 boys 52 Statistik Austria, 2025
Belgium (Flanders) #699 boys 7 Statbel (Belgian federal statistical office), 2024
Canada (Ontario) #794 boys 14 Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General, ServiceOntario), 2024
England and Wales #658 boys 55 Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2025
France #564 boys 75 Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), 2025
Germany #82 boys 14 Landeshauptstadt München, Statistisches Amt (Munich city open data), 2025
Italy #166 boys 115 Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT), 2024
Kosovo #3 boys 214 Kosovo Agency of Statistics (ASK), name search tool based on Civil Registration Agency data, 2024
Netherlands #868 boys 13 Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), 2025
Norway #393 boys 7 Statistics Norway (SSB), 2025
Scotland #647 boys 4 National Records of Scotland (NRS), 2025
Slovenia #74 boys 28 Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS), 2025
Spain (Catalonia) #640 boys 4 Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Idescat), 2025
Sweden #385 boys 17 Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket), 2025
Switzerland #183 girls 1 Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS/UST), 2025
Switzerland (German-speaking) #91 boys 79 Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS), BEVNAT, 2025
Switzerland (Italian-speaking) #186 boys 1 Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS/UST), 2025
Switzerland (French-speaking region / Romandy) #179 boys 11 Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS/OFS), 2025
Belgium (Flanders) #973 boys (all ages) 393 Statbel (Belgian federal statistical office), 2024
Kosovo #991 girls (all ages) 3 Kosovo Agency of Statistics (ASK), name search tool based on Civil Registration Agency data, 2025
Kosovo #47 boys (all ages) 4,891 Kosovo Agency of Statistics (ASK), name search tool based on Civil Registration Agency data, 2025
Norway #797 boys (all ages) 279 Statistics Norway (SSB), 2025
Slovenia #202 boys (all ages) 906 Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS), 2026
Spain #932 boys (all ages) 1,660 Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), 2025
Spain (Catalonia) #623 boys (all ages) 466 Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Idescat), 2025
Sweden #797 boys (all ages) 944 Statistics Sweden (SCB), 2020
Switzerland #469 boys (all ages) 1,619 Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS), STATPOP, 2025

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

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

Sidi Amar, Annaba, Algeria · population 45,148 · View larger map
NameWherePopulation
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

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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:

  1. Amar
  2. Amar – Custódio Fernandes Góes

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.

Amar Upadhyay

Fictional characters named Amar

Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.

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The Cheetah Girls: One World

Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.

Amar products

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