Kamar
Boy · KAH-mar · Arabic
Kamar is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “moon”. In 2025 it ranked 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
What does Kamar mean?
Arabic: spelling of Qamar
“moon”
- Say it
- KAH-mar
Is Kamar a girl's or a boy's name?
Kamar is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kamar in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kamar in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Kamar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Kamar in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,856among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Kamar, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,466th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 89 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Kamar than any year since 1998.
Half of all the boys named Kamar in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kamar in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 24 | #4,318 |
| 2023 | 31 | #3,627 |
| 2022 | 36 | #3,276 |
| 2021 | 36 | #3,240 |
| 2020 | 52 | #2,466 |
| 2019 | 35 | #3,256 |
| 2018 | 33 | #3,369 |
| 2017 | 33 | #3,376 |
| 2016 | 37 | #3,110 |
| 2015 | 37 | #3,084 |
| 2014 | 42 | #2,803 |
| 2013 | 51 | #2,423 |
| 2012 | 53 | #2,379 |
| 2011 | 63 | #2,104 |
| 2010 | 78 | #1,849 |
| 2009 | 69 | #2,009 |
| 2008 | 74 | #1,932 |
| 2007 | 65 | #2,094 |
| 2006 | 89 | #1,617 |
| 2005 | 79 | #1,688 |
| 2004 | 55 | #2,127 |
| 2003 | 43 | #2,424 |
| 2002 | 49 | #2,151 |
| 2001 | 50 | #2,082 |
| 2000 | 33 | #2,731 |
| 1999 | 37 | #2,395 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,704 |
| 1997 | 25 | #2,976 |
| 1996 | 32 | #2,436 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,013 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,160 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,334 |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,128 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,823 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,201 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
Names like Kamar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza Umar Muhammad Amir Ahmed Khalid Hassan Abdullah Yahya Ammar Musa Mustafa
Names related to Kamar
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