Given name & surname
Kontar
“an only child”
Kontar is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “an only child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “an only child.”
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kontar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1977. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kontar’s family of names
Kontar has a related form in Kontarr. In Greek usage, Kontar as a surname is a transliteration of Κοντάρ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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