Ammaar
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- a-MAHR
- Origin
- Arabic
Ammaar is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “one who builds, long-lived”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ammaar mean?
Arabic: spelling of Ammar
“one who builds, long-lived”
Ammar ibn Yasir was an early companion of the Prophet Muhammad.
Is Ammaar a girl's or a boy's name?
Ammaar is a boys' name.
How popular is Ammaar in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 27 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ammaar in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ammaar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 15 | #1,723 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 21 | #1,308 |
| 2013 | 22 | #1,241 |
| 2012 | 23 | #1,234 |
| 2011 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2010 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2009 | 22 | #1,214 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 19 | #1,290 |
| 2006 | 23 | #1,065 |
| 2005 | 27 | #917 |
| 2004 | 21 | #1,040 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,369 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,188 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Ammaar in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Ammaar in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ammaar in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,619 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
Names like Ammaar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Ahmed, Abdullah, Hamza, Azaan, Zayaan, Umar, Musa, Zayan, Zayd, Abdur, Amir
Names related to Ammaar
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo, Safa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ammaar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ammaar, updated 20 October 2026.