Ammara
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- am-MAR-a
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,675 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #9,454 for girls
Ammara is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 2,675th for girls in the UK (10 babies) and 9,454th for girls in the US (10 babies).
Where does Ammara come from?
Used mainly in Muslim families; possibly linked to Ammar
Is Ammara a girl's or a boy's name?
Ammara is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the UK and 10 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ammara in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,675among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the UK were named Ammara, making it the 2,675th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,159th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 37 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ammara in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 50 girls in the UK were given Ammara or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #735, up from #2,675 for this spelling alone.
- Ammarah 40
- Ammara 10
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales.
Ammara in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,675 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,832 |
| 2023 | 14 | #2,070 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,450 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,658 |
| 2020 | 13 | #2,159 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,793 |
| 2018 | 26 | #1,335 |
| 2017 | 33 | #1,127 |
| 2016 | 37 | #1,037 |
| 2015 | 27 | #1,317 |
| 2014 | 35 | #1,080 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,964 |
| 2012 | 21 | #1,579 |
| 2011 | 20 | #1,570 |
| 2010 | 32 | #1,112 |
| 2009 | 23 | #1,360 |
| 2008 | 25 | #1,258 |
| 2007 | 24 | #1,243 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,614 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,692 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,488 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,730 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,333 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,348 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 15 | #1,350 |
| 1997 | 17 | #1,227 |
| 1996 | 13 | #1,450 |
How popular is Ammara in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,454among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 160,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the US were named Ammara, making it the 9,454th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,208th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the girls named Ammara in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ammara in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #9,454 |
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8,050 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7,208 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 14 | #7,758 |
| 2017 | 11 | #9,337 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
Names like Ammara
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Abeeha Amira Aaliyah Hafsa Ayra Hiba Aiza Rahma Nusaybah Rumaysa Zainab
Other spellings of Ammara
Names related to Ammara
Amara Amarah Amayra Amaira Amariah Amairah Amayrah Amar Amaria Amarra
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, “Ammara: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ammara, updated 20 October 2026.