Is Amara a boy or girl name?
Amara is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 2,288 girls and 12 boys were named Amara, so 99.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.9% of the 26,615 US babies named Amara were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,834
- Girl rank, 2024
- #121
- Babies named Amara since 1961
- 26,615
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 2,300 babies
Boys and girls named Amara, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 30 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 214 | 100% |
| 1980s | 7 | 524 | 98.7% |
| 1990s | 28 | 1,400 | 98% |
| 2000s | 86 | 4,293 | 98% |
| 2010s | 105 | 9,415 | 98.9% |
| 2020s | 61 | 10,452 | 99.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | #6,834 | 2,288 | #121 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,473 | 2,280 | #123 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,491 | 2,046 | #141 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,120 | 1,920 | #143 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,772 | 1,918 | #142 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,200 | 1,996 | #140 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,783 | 1,587 | #189 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,576 | 1,500 | #206 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,171 | 1,085 | #301 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,759 | 691 | #459 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,577 | 607 | #511 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,050 | 497 | #578 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,760 | 514 | #571 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,799 | 491 | #587 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,732 | 447 | #654 |
| 2009 | 6 | #11,064 | 516 | #586 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,048 | 534 | #577 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,282 | 522 | #577 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,738 | 511 | #573 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,656 | 501 | #571 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,174 | 456 | #607 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,698 | 406 | #652 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,742 | 297 | #790 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,555 | 263 | #870 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,236 | 287 | #797 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,749 | 197 | #1,033 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,484 | 179 | #1,080 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,111 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,067 | 146 | #1,215 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,230 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,400 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,673 | 103 | #1,518 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,423 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,475 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,253 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,750 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,774 | 66 | #1,864 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,748 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,838 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,810 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,575 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,097 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,493 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,492 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,868 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,863 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,687 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,911 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,291 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,813 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,557 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,160 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,548 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,373 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,587 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,431 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,157 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,056 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,592 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Amara reached #5,473 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #121 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Amara
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.