Amari
Amari was the 185th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 2,000 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 151st with 2,422 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 82 places. More babies were named Amari in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it uh-MAR-ee /əˈmɑri/
- Rank in 2025
- #185 boys, up 32 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 2,000boys
- Girls and boys
- 31% girls, 69% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20232,422 babies
- Total since 1880
- 53,282babies recorded
What does the name Amari mean?
Amari is a modern given name used for both boys and girls, whose origin as a first name is not documented. Wiktionary lists several unrelated surnames spelled Amari, including an Italian variant of Amaro, a variant of the Arabic name Ammar, and a Japanese surname, and records Amari as a modern male or female given name without a source. Popular websites give meanings such as 'strength', but we found no dictionary support for those.
How sure is this? Not documented. A modern name with several unrelated surname look-alikes; no documented meaning.
Related names: Amare, Amara, Amir.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Amari', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Amari (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Amari popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #380 | #185 | 804 | 2,000 |
| 2020 | #329 | #217 | 940 | 1,742 |
| 2010 | #462 | #318 | 662 | 1,005 |
| 2000 | #512 | #682 | 519 | 260 |
| 1990 | #5,065 | #3,979 | 18 | 14 |
| 1980 | #10,444 | #5,551 | 5 | 6 |
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How popular is Amari, counting every spelling?
Amari is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #193 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #185 for Amari on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,044 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amari | 2,000 | #185 | 10,685 |
| Amaree | 24 | #4,255 | 144 |
| Amarri | 6 | #10,768 | 57 |
| Aamari | 6 | #10,697 | 50 |
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 Amari?
2,000 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amari (0.55 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Amari 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 4 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amari.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amari?
About 31,700 people born in the US named Amari are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 16. That makes Amari a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Amari by state
How common Amari was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Delaware (4.4×), District of Columbia (4.0×), Maryland (2.3×), Mississippi (2.3×), Alabama (1.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Hampshire, Maine, South Dakota.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Amari: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Amari, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Amari · Sibling names for Amari
Questions about the name Amari
How popular is the name Amari?
Amari was the 185th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 2,000 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 151st with 2,422 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 82 places. More babies were named Amari in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Amari a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 31% girls, 69% boys given the name Amari in the US.
Where is Amari most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amari was most common in Delaware (5.41 per 1,000 boys), followed by District of Columbia and Maryland.