The baby name Gamar is a Girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced GAH-mar.
Gamar is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Gamar is a girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced GAH-mar.
Gamar is Arabic in Origin.
Gamar is a Latin-letter rendering of Arabic قمر, vocalized qamar, the ordinary Classical Arabic noun for the moon. The root language is Arabic within the Semitic family; the earliest recoverable name form is the lexical noun qamar rather than a compound or diminutive. Its consonantal base q-m-r names the lunar body, and the spelling Gamar reflects transliteration practices in which Arabic qāf /q/ is heard or written as g, especially in dialect-influenced contexts.
As a personal name, Qamar/Gamar has circulated in Muslim naming across Arabic, Persian, Urdu and Turkic-influenced settings, usually feminine in many modern records but not inherently gendered in Arabic grammar. Azerbaijani Qəmər is a notable regional form borne by ballerina Qamar Almaszadeh. Variants include Qamar, Qəmər and Kamer; Gamar remains uncommon in English-language registers and is more often encountered where local romanization or dialect pronunciation favors g.
| Gamar Almaszadeh Gamar Almaszadeh was a Soviet and Azerbaijani ballerina and ballet teacher, best known as the first ballerina of the Muslim world. She played a pioneering role in Azerbaijani ballet and became one of its most important early stars and instructors. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HT | Boys | 0 | #34 | 1 | 903 |
| SD | 0 | #89 | 12 | 2,130 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #101 | 2 | 3,319 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #178 | 377 | 10,523 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #216 | 132 | 7,678 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| SA | 0 | #307 | 6 | 10,560 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #314 | 12 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| YE | 0 | #369 | 13 | 8,639 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #495 | 10 | 11,303 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #499 | 7 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #510 | 14 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #516 | 20 | 12,703 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #520 | 4 | 11,913 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #537 | 12 | 10,655 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #589 | 9 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #596 | 12 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #642 | 4 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| SY | 0 | #717 | 12 | 11,684 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #780 | 156 | 25,931 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #791 | 39 | 13,765 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #801 | 6 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #868 | 19 | 15,035 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #991 | 11 | 16,750 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,004 | 6 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,096 | 33 | 20,986 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,096 | 16 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,149 | 28 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,514 | 101 | 28,008 |
Gamar is popular in 41 countries — most recent births per country:
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