Amar is a distinctive choice, ranked #3696 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Amar in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#3696
About the Name Amar
Amar is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 203 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #327 in 1997 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Amar is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Amar
Unlikely. With around 6 UK babies named Amar per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Amar in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Amar is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 203 places over the last five years to #3696 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Amar is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Amar include: Talia Amar — Talia Amar is an Israeli composer and pianist.; Amar Muhsin — Amar Muhsin is a professional footballer who plays for Brage.; Amar Singh Jatav — Amar Singh Jatav is an Indian politician and former Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Bayana Assembly constituency..
Amar does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Amars in the wild.
6
UK babies named Amar (2024)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 203 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Amar
Likely around 1 other Amar in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Amar
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Talia Amar is an Israeli composer and pianist. Since 2017, she has been a composition faculty member at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, where she serves as the Head of Innovation and Technology in Pedagogy.
Amar Singh Jatav is an Indian politician and former Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Bayana Assembly constituency. He is a politician of the Indian National Congress.
Amar Dedić is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Primeira Liga club Benfica. Born in Austria, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
Amar Gopal Bose was an American entrepreneur and academic. An electrical engineer and sound engineer, he was a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for over 45 years.
Amar Singh was an Indian politician from the state of Uttar Pradesh. He was the general secretary of the Samajwadi Party and a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament.
Amar Memić is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Czech First League club Viktoria Plzeň and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Memić started his professional career at Radnik Hadžići, before joining Bravo in 2021.