Ammar is a distinctive choice, ranked #606 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ammar in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#606
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About the Name Ammar
Ammar has held its ground, ranked #606 in 2025 and never far from its best of #579 in 2023 — a name with lasting rather than trend-driven appeal. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ammar is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ammar in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Ammar
Amanda Ammar — Amanda Ammar is a Canadian cross-country skier.
Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi — Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi is the Crown Prince of Ajman, one of the United Arab Emirates, and chairman of the Ajman Executive Council.
Ammar Nakshawani — Sayed Ammar Nakshawani is a British-Iraqi Shia scholar, author and public lecturer of Azerbaijani descent.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ammar
Unlikely. With around 63 UK babies named Ammar per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ammar in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ammar has been fairly steady, ranked #606 in 2025 against #640 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #579 in 2023.
Ammar 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 Ammar include: Amanda Ammar, Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi and Ammar Nakshawani. Short summaries for each appear below.
Ammar does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ammars in the wild.
63
UK babies named Ammar (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 34 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ammar
Almost certainly the only Ammar in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ammar
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ammar Khaled Bakdash was a Syrian politician and economist, who served as Secretary-General of the Syrian Communist Party (Bakdash) from 2010 until the party was banned in 2025, following the fall of the Assad regime.