Amora
Amora was the 247th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,259 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 789 places. More babies were named Amora in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it uh-MOR-uh /əˈmɔrə/
- Rank in 2025
- #247 girls, up 116 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,259girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20251,259 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,416babies recorded
What does the name Amora mean?
Amora is a modern name, used for girls in the US since the 1980s and much more since the 2010s. Wiktionary has no entry for it as a given name. It resembles Spanish and Portuguese amor, "love", and Latin amor, and is often explained that way, but no dictionary documents it as a deliberate formation, so it is listed here as of undocumented origin.
How sure is this? Not documented. Resembles words for love, but no documented origin.
Other explanations you may read: means 'love'.
Sources for this meaning
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
- Wiktionary, entry 'amor', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
Amora popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #247 | 1,259 |
| 2020 | #363 | 854 |
| 2010 | #1,584 | 138 |
| 2000 | #9,939 | 9 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Amora, counting every spelling?
Amora is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #252 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #247 for Amora on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,355 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amora | 1,259 | #247 | 4,846 |
| Amorah | 80 | #2,276 | 402 |
| Amorra | 5 | #15,103 | 35 |
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 Amora?
1,259 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amora (0.35 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Amora 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 7 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amora.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amora?
About 9,400 people born in the US named Amora are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 2 and 8. That makes Amora 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.
Amora by state
How common Amora was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (2.4×), Michigan (2.0×), North Carolina (1.9×), Georgia (1.8×), Maryland (1.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Utah, West Virginia, Idaho.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Amora: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Amora, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Amora · Sibling names for Amora
Questions about the name Amora
How popular is the name Amora?
Amora was the 247th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,259 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 789 places. More babies were named Amora in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Amora a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Amora in the US.
Where is Amora most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amora was most common in Mississippi (1.45 per 1,000 girls), followed by Michigan and North Carolina.