Asmar

A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning dark-skinned; brown.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Asmar by the numbers

Asmar was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 20 babies in 1978, making it a 1970s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Asmar. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Amarlong-lived or immortal55 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ammarlong-lived; builder63 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aymarfamous spear; a form of Aimar13 in the US (2017)
  • Ashar13 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Asar11 in the US (2017)
  • Aimar5 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean darkness

Like Asmar, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Adrianfrom Hadria; dark one6,317 in the US (2017)
  • Coltondark settlement; coal town5,261 in the US (2017)
  • Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
  • Coledark, swarthy; charcoal3,458 in the US (2017)
  • Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
  • Donovandark brown warrior; surname used as given name1,056 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Asmar

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