Amorah
Amorah was the 2276th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 80 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1893rd with 101 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,132 places. More babies were named Amorah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Amora) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #2,276 girls, down 383 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 80girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2020101 babies
- Total since 1880
- 840babies recorded
What does the name Amorah mean?
Amorah is a spelling of Amora, pronounced the same way, so it shares Amora's meaning and origin.
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)
Amorah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,276 | 80 |
| 2020 | #1,893 | 101 |
| 2010 | #11,325 | 9 |
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How popular is Amorah, counting every spelling?
Amorah is a spelling of Amora, a name family that ranked #252 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,276 for Amorah 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 Amorah?
80 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amorah (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Amorah 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 105 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amorah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amorah?
About 800 people born in the US named Amorah are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 9. That makes Amorah 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.
Amorah by state
How common Amorah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.9×). In 37 states fewer than five girls 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 Amorah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Amorah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Amorah
How popular is the name Amorah?
Amorah was the 2276th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 80 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1893rd with 101 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,132 places. More babies were named Amorah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Amorah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Amorah in the US.
Where is Amorah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amorah was most common in Florida (0.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and North Carolina.