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The baby name Amar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'Sanskrit/Hindi': '/ˈɑːmər/ (AH-mar)', 'Arabic': '/ʕamˈmaːr/ (ʿam-MAAR; contains the pharyngeal ʿ and a long ā)'}.

Amar is Arabic, Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Arabic, Hindi, Sanskrit
Pronunciation: {'Sanskrit/Hindi': '/ˈɑːmər/ (AH-mar)', 'Arabic': '/ʕamˈmaːr/ (ʿam-MAAR; contains the pharyngeal ʿ and a long ā)'}

What is the meaning of the name Amar ?

The baby name Amar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'Sanskrit/Hindi': '/ˈɑːmər/ (AH-mar)', 'Arabic': '/ʕamˈmaːr/ (ʿam-MAAR; contains the pharyngeal ʿ and a long ā)'}.

Amar is Arabic, Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.

Amar is a cross‑cultural masculine given name with roots in Sanskrit and Arabic. In Sanskrit (amar/amara, from a- “not” + mṛ “die”), it means “immortal, undying,” an epithet applied to gods and sages; related forms appear throughout classical literature and modern Indic languages (Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi). In Arabic, it corresponds to ʿAmmār (often simplified to Amar in South Asian and Bosnian usage), from the root ʿ‑m‑r “to live, to build,” yielding senses such as “long‑lived,” “pious, devout,” and “builder.” The resemblance to the Spanish and Portuguese verb amar “to love” is incidental.

Use spans South Asia, the Middle East, and the Balkans, aided by figures like ʿAmmār ibn Yāsir, an early Islamic companion, and by widespread Sikh and Hindu naming traditions celebrating spiritual immortality. Variants and related forms include Ammar, Amaar, and Amara (unisex in global use; masculine in Sanskrit compounds). The name conveys durability, vitality, and moral steadfastness.

Amar has the following similar or variant Names

Celebrity babies named Amar

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Amar Osim Ivica Osim association footballer ★★★★★

Amar – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Germany Boys 2025 #1 — 423
Ireland Boys 2024 #1 — 820
ET 0 #6 1 246
ET Boys 0 #24 4 678
SD Boys 0 #25 3,101 10,523
BF Boys 0 #26 1 439
BN 0 #31 2 2,297
DJ Boys 0 #34 3 657
DZ 0 #35 23,869 20,130
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
SD 0 #37 75 2,130
HN Girls 0 #38 1 884
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
BI Boys 0 #44 1 917
MO 0 #52 1 2,706
IN 0 #53 18 2,963
YE 0 #53 970 8,639
SY 0 #55 4,700 11,684
CY 0 #60 1 1,632
IQ Boys 0 #64 3,651 13,071
Switzerland Boys 2024 #68 73 1,769
AL 0 #69 8 2,372
MV Boys 0 #71 9 3,375
AF 0 #73 4 1,883
JP 0 #75 3 4,057
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
QA 0 #78 23 7,011
SI 0 #78 3 1,612
RS 0 #81 4 923
CN 0 #85 2 3,857
RS Boys 0 #88 75 2,277
IN Boys 0 #95 4,861 16,750
IQ 0 #96 34 3,533
OM 0 #96 21 6,215
KW 0 #101 16 5,216
BN Boys 0 #106 28 6,332
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
LB 0 #114 1,502 13,263
EG Boys 0 #115 7,396 15,035
CY Boys 0 #120 10 3,473
CY Girls 0 #122 4 3,755
EE Boys 0 #125 1 2,087
ID Boys 0 #127 9 4,130
Norway Boys 2025 #128 7 444
AZ Boys 0 #128 4 1,400
JO Boys 0 #128 484 7,057
QA Boys 0 #129 1,134 18,093
SI Boys 0 #129 84 3,402
GR 0 #131 5 3,911
JO 0 #132 9 2,158
MU 0 #134 4 3,613
RS Girls 0 #135 3 1,651
AE 0 #140 38 10,220
BD 0 #153 76 5,992
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
PR Girls 0 #167 1 3,171
Sweden Boys 2022 #171 12 1,509
SI Girls 0 #171 7 2,769
HU Boys 0 #172 3 3,954
MT Boys 0 #174 6 4,064
Sweden Girls 2022 #177 3 1,568
MY Boys 0 #177 2,509 25,439
HR 0 #180 2 2,081
JO Girls 0 #185 165 7,570
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
LU Boys 0 #195 24 4,970
AL Girls 0 #202 21 4,141
DK 0 #204 3 5,198
LY 0 #204 461 12,703
PS 0 #205 14 5,692
SA 0 #205 91 10,560
KW Boys 0 #206 941 18,755
PS Boys 0 #211 536 10,655
OM Boys 0 #212 1,300 17,948
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
SA Boys 0 #215 6,241 28,008
BG Boys 0 #218 3 3,850
AE Boys 0 #226 2,059 22,615
BH 0 #229 379 17,937
TW Boys 0 #229 13 7,111
BD Girls 0 #230 159 8,413
TN 0 #230 1,843 13,765
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
MY 0 #231 104 12,352
MO Boys 0 #232 3 5,842
HR Boys 0 #233 26 3,997
QA Girls 0 #234 83 15,378
GR Boys 0 #238 30 6,912
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
MU Boys 0 #246 113 8,477
AO Boys 0 #247 3 5,568
GH 0 #247 2 5,396
GR Girls 0 #248 2 6,293
IL Boys 0 #248 535 10,983
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
AL Boys 0 #253 46 5,122
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
IL 0 #254 21 6,291
AF Boys 0 #257 14 3,535
EC Girls 0 #258 1 3,650
EG Girls 0 #267 1,756 14,742
EG 0 #268 153 6,387
NG 0 #268 5 5,926
Canada Boys 2024 #277 30 2,588
Canada Girls 2024 #278 8 2,795
SG 0 #279 4 11,010
JP Boys 0 #280 18 7,909
BD Boys 0 #282 385 10,045
DK Boys 0 #282 44 7,401
SD Girls 0 #284 62 7,678
JM Boys 0 #286 8 6,876
TW Girls 0 #288 2 8,139
KZ Boys 0 #289 8 6,578
DK Girls 0 #290 27 7,429
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
OM Girls 0 #295 102 15,987
CZ Boys 0 #300 6 6,530
MA 0 #315 2,403 20,986
France Boys 2021 #318 71 2,865
CN Boys 0 #325 7 9,639
Austria Boys 0 #330 114 2,180
PL Boys 0 #334 7 6,459
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
Finland Boys 0 #347 81 2,041
CZ Girls 0 #350 2 5,378
PT Boys 0 #354 14 7,951
HK 0 #356 2 8,483
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
MU Girls 0 #359 4 8,539
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
GH Boys 0 #360 2 8,138
IQ Girls 0 #360 148 11,303
PH Boys 0 #369 15 11,440
KW Girls 0 #388 128 19,177
PS Girls 0 #394 133 10,981
BO 0 #408 1 6,868
UY Boys 0 #412 2 5,922
Germany 0 #427 11 2,542
PH Girls 0 #427 3 13,098
CL 0 #433 2 6,867
Spain 0 #438 15 2,326
RU Boys 0 #443 63 12,621
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
SA Girls 0 #445 555 25,931
AE Girls 0 #446 108 20,968
IR Boys 0 #461 92 10,162
IN Girls 0 #462 173 13,121
PT Girls 0 #470 2 7,952
ZA 0 #473 2 14,421
CR Boys 0 #477 11 10,188
AR Boys 0 #481 3 7,628
IL Girls 0 #486 133 11,648
HK Boys 0 #492 36 12,905
GT Boys 0 #497 3 7,625
PA Boys 0 #502 4 9,305
CO 0 #507 4 7,768
PA Girls 0 #516 3 9,861
RU Girls 0 #520 4 11,913
UY Girls 0 #533 4 6,731
GT Girls 0 #536 6 7,500
IR Girls 0 #537 9 8,334
SG Boys 0 #546 152 17,960
CM Girls 0 #558 3 11,671
SG Girls 0 #566 21 18,916
CM Boys 0 #568 8 12,054
NL Boys 0 #585 403 5,873
Finland Boys 2026 #607 76 3,552
BO Boys 0 #619 4 9,244
AR Girls 0 #623 8 8,289
Spain Boys 0 #629 318 5,610
HK Girls 0 #644 7 16,104
TR 0 #644 1,000 19,440
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
CL Boys 0 #654 12 13,390
Germany Boys 0 #662 307 5,697
IT 0 #675 40 4,183
United States Boys 2024 #733 160 7,044
NG Girls 0 #773 14 15,093
BR Boys 0 #779 7 12,213
Germany Girls 0 #784 55 4,949
IT Boys 0 #810 748 10,046
CL Girls 0 #838 14 14,098
NG Boys 0 #847 105 16,906
MY Girls 0 #863 132 24,821
CO Boys 0 #899 22 15,656
United States Girls 2024 #901 16 8,487
PE Boys 0 #920 7 14,506
NL Girls 0 #922 34 5,933
Spain Girls 0 #952 32 5,561
MX Boys 0 #970 13 16,355
BR Girls 0 #990 3 12,708
PE Girls 0 #1,002 9 14,861
CO Girls 0 #1,036 43 16,140
ZA Boys 0 #1,105 74 25,619
MX Girls 0 #1,161 23 17,781
ZA Girls 0 #1,229 8 25,928
IT Girls 0 #1,380 67 9,415

Amar is popular in 93 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
Norway
Switzerland
United States

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People also ask about Amar

Amar is predominantly a boy's name.
Amar is a 2 syllable name, pronounced {'Sanskrit/Hindi': '/ˈɑːmər/ (AH-mar)', 'Arabic': '/ʕamˈmaːr/ (ʿam-MAAR; contains the pharyngeal ʿ and a long ā)'}.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Ammar, Amār and Amara (feminine).
Across languages, Amar has these equivalents: Amrit (Sanskrit, 'immortality'), Ananta/Anant (Sanskrit, 'eternal'), Ammar (Arabic variant).
Yes, very popular — Amar ranked #1 in Germany in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 11 countries.
Amar ranks highest in Germany (#1 in 2025).
Amar's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #349 in 2011 to #318 in 2021 in France.
Yes — at least 1 celebrity couple has chosen Amar for their child, including Ivica Osim.