Baby Name Popularity Profile

Amari

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Amari.

✦ Eternal or strength 🌍 Arabic, Sanskrit, Other Spiritual
National Rank (2025) #185
All-Time Peak Rank #151 Achieved 2023
Total U.S. Births 31,994 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 64.0% Boy / 36.0% Girl Leans Male
Girl Rank (2025) #380 ↗ as a Girl name
First Recorded 1974 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 2,422 births in 2023
💡 The Amari Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Eternal or strength
Language Origin Arabic, Sanskrit, Other
Origin Type multiple
Amari has multiple independent origins, including Arabic (meaning 'eternal' or 'moon'), Sanskrit (meaning 'immortal'), and Yoruba (meaning 'strength' or 'builder').
Common Nicknames
Mari Ama
Alternative Spellings
Amarie Ahmari
Pronunciation: uh-MAHR-ee
Themes & Categories
Spiritual
Etymology confidence: Medium · Under review

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Amari across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +14.8%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +46.4%
2015: 1,366 births 1,366 2016: 1,363 births 2017: 1,323 births 2018: 1,323 births 2019: 1,596 births 2020: 1,742 births 1,742 2021: 1,920 births 2022: 2,179 births 2023: 2,422 births 2024: 2,164 births 2025: 2,000 births 2,000
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 2,422 births in 2023
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 24 yrs
Longest Streak 38 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 11
1980s: 48
1990s: 877
2000s: 6,584
2010s: 12,047
2020s: 12,427

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables A-mar-i
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with A, a letter used by only 10.8% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Nevada
Top States Nevada, Florida, Maryland, District of Columbia, Delaware
States with Data 48
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Nevada #161 310 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #144 2,580 2023 +24.0% Growth
Maryland #97 1,122 2022 12.1% Decline
District of Columbia #60 327 2012 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware #39 141 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #117 1,927 2023 +6.5% Growth
Virginia #117 1,288 2022 +1.4% Growth
North Carolina #158 1,564 2023 +32.8% Growth
Alabama #131 881 2023 16.0% Decline
South Carolina #143 685 2021 +2.6% Growth
Mississippi #97 584 2015 14.7% Decline
Arizona #179 516 2023 +71.4% Growth
New Jersey #162 1,073 2022 13.9% Decline
Tennessee #185 810 2023 Stable
Michigan #185 1,218 2022 +3.7% Growth
Texas #226 2,384 2022 +1.2% Growth
New York #188 2,276 2023 15.9% Decline
Illinois #174 1,447 2008 +9.7% Growth
Colorado #210 347 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #141 317 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #321 419 2023 11.5% Decline
Pennsylvania #154 1,356 2023 20.8% Decline
Indiana #172 599 2025 +44.1% Growth
Louisiana #181 433 2023 Insufficient historical volume
California #209 2,280 2025 +34.3% Growth
Ohio #167 995 2024 +105.1% Growth
Wisconsin #217 422 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #166 493 2023 +53.8% Growth
Oregon #170 181 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #197 210 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #151 214 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island #142 67 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #238 390 2023 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico #213 94 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #282 250 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #247 157 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #276 218 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #232 158 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska Unranked 16 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #378 82 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii #217 33 2023 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia #255 62 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #351 54 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho Unranked 18 2021 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 10 2022 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire Unranked 5 2022 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota #258 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 5 2023 Insufficient historical volume

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