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Asmar

Quick answerThe given name 'Asmar' means "dark-skinned" or "brown" in Arabic, derived from the root *s-m-r* (س م ر) denoting darkness or duskiness.

Arabic · Boy · 2 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#12,443
TrendFalling ↓
Peak year1978
Syllables2
OriginArabic
LanguageArabic
CultureArab/Islamic
ReligionIslam
Letters5
Numerology7 Chaldean 11
Global rank#2,496

Popularity over time

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Asmar

The given name 'Asmar' means "dark-skinned" or "brown" in Arabic, derived from the root *s-m-r* (س م ر) denoting darkness or duskiness.

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Etymology

The given name 'Asmar' means "dark-skinned" or "brown" in Arabic, derived from the root *s-m-r* (س م ر) denoting darkness or duskiness. It is used primarily in Arabic-speaking and Muslim cultures, with historical context including its association with the pre-Islamic poet 'Asmar ibn al-Harith and occasional use in medieval Islamic texts as a descriptive epithet.

Asmar currently ranks #12,443 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1978.

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