Amare
Amare was the 2333rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 427th with 639 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,502 places. More babies were named Amare in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,333 boys, down 1,160 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 59boys
- Girls and boys
- 9% girls, 91% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011639 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,536babies recorded
Amare popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,076 | #2,333 | 5 | 59 |
| 2020 | #11,159 | #1,173 | 8 | 164 |
| 2010 | #5,427 | #509 | 25 | 505 |
| 2000 | — | #5,054 | — | 14 |
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How popular is Amare, counting every spelling?
Amare is a spelling of Amar, a name family that ranked #711 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,333 for Amare on its own. Together these spellings went to 366 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amar | 132 | #1,388 | 774 |
| Ammar | 161 | #1,241 | 601 |
| Amare | 59 | #2,333 | 504 |
| Amaar | 9 | #8,285 | 79 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Amare?
59 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amare (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Amare born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 142 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amare.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amare?
About 6,100 people born in the US named Amare are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 11 and 18. That makes Amare mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Amare by state
How common Amare was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.1×), New York (2.0×). In 38 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Amare: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Amare, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Amare
How popular is the name Amare?
Amare was the 2333rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 427th with 639 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,502 places. More babies were named Amare in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Amare a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 9% girls, 91% boys given the name Amare in the US.
Where is Amare most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amare was most common in Georgia (0.12 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Arizona.