Ammarah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- am-MAR-a
- UK rank, 2025
- #929 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #9,454 for girls
Ammarah is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 929th for girls in the UK (40 babies) and 9,454th for girls in the US (10 babies).
Where does Ammarah come from?
Used mainly in Muslim families; possibly linked to Ammar
Is Ammarah a girl's or a boy's name?
Ammarah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 40 girls in the UK and 10 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ammarah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #929among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 40about 1 in 7,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 64% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 40 girls in the UK were named Ammarah, making it the 929th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,708th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 43 girls.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had more girls named Ammarah than any year since 2011.
Half of all the girls named Ammarah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2018. 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 Ammarah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #735, up from #929 for this spelling alone.
- Ammarah 40
- Ammara 10
Among girls in 2025, it was 872nd in England and Wales.
Ammarah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | #929 |
| 2024 | 37 | #996 |
| 2023 | 31 | #1,151 |
| 2022 | 20 | #1,591 |
| 2021 | 17 | #1,794 |
| 2020 | 18 | #1,708 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,651 |
| 2018 | 29 | #1,237 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,763 |
| 2016 | 16 | #1,941 |
| 2015 | 21 | #1,581 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,895 |
| 2013 | 28 | #1,296 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,681 |
| 2011 | 43 | #903 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,635 |
| 2009 | 25 | #1,285 |
| 2008 | 27 | #1,176 |
| 2007 | 27 | #1,138 |
| 2006 | 26 | #1,118 |
| 2005 | 32 | #918 |
| 2004 | 21 | #1,194 |
| 2003 | 36 | #804 |
| 2002 | 25 | #990 |
| 2001 | 40 | #701 |
| 2000 | 19 | #1,137 |
| 1999 | 31 | #803 |
| 1998 | 28 | #866 |
| 1997 | 20 | #1,087 |
| 1996 | 16 | #1,244 |
How popular is Ammarah 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 Ammarah, making it the 9,454th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 15,083rd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the girls named Ammarah in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ammarah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #9,454 |
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 14 | #7,635 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
Names like Ammarah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aakifah Azeemah Aafiyah Sumayyah Nusaybah Aaliyah Umaymah Aaminah Farah Umamah Ruqayyah Hadassah
Other spellings of Ammarah
Names related to Ammarah
Amara Amarah Amayra Amaira Amariah Amairah Amayrah Amaria Amariyah 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, “Ammarah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ammarah, updated 20 October 2026.