Is Amari a boy or girl name?
Amari is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 1,065 girls and 2,158 boys were named Amari, so 33% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 40.6% of the 50,446 US babies named Amari were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #172
- Girl rank, 2024
- #296
- Babies named Amari since 1974
- 50,446
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 3,422 babies
Boys and girls named Amari, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 48 | 61 | 56% |
| 1990s | 877 | 1,760 | 66.7% |
| 2000s | 6,584 | 6,627 | 50.2% |
| 2010s | 12,041 | 7,025 | 36.8% |
| 2020s | 10,412 | 5,000 | 32.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,158 | #172 | 1,065 | #296 |
| 2023 | 2,419 | #151 | 1,003 | #306 |
| 2022 | 2,174 | #174 | 1,009 | #319 |
| 2021 | 1,920 | #200 | 984 | #333 |
| 2020 | 1,741 | #217 | 939 | #329 |
| 2019 | 1,593 | #239 | 1,041 | #310 |
| 2018 | 1,322 | #269 | 818 | #380 |
| 2017 | 1,323 | #275 | 749 | #425 |
| 2016 | 1,361 | #269 | 700 | #459 |
| 2015 | 1,366 | #267 | 680 | #470 |
| 2014 | 985 | #338 | 589 | #524 |
| 2013 | 955 | #337 | 581 | #512 |
| 2012 | 1,075 | #308 | 633 | #486 |
| 2011 | 1,056 | #306 | 572 | #513 |
| 2010 | 1,005 | #318 | 662 | #462 |
| 2009 | 1,088 | #299 | 632 | #487 |
| 2008 | 951 | #343 | 829 | #388 |
| 2007 | 879 | #360 | 673 | #480 |
| 2006 | 684 | #419 | 585 | #518 |
| 2005 | 666 | #410 | 633 | #484 |
| 2004 | 638 | #407 | 696 | #441 |
| 2003 | 613 | #419 | 784 | #390 |
| 2002 | 505 | #472 | 677 | #431 |
| 2001 | 300 | #631 | 599 | #464 |
| 2000 | 260 | #682 | 519 | #512 |
| 1999 | 230 | #715 | 405 | #601 |
| 1998 | 251 | #679 | 495 | #513 |
| 1997 | 149 | #914 | 322 | #675 |
| 1996 | 85 | #1,292 | 222 | #890 |
| 1995 | 44 | #1,917 | 84 | #1,731 |
| 1994 | 43 | #1,928 | 72 | #1,953 |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,050 | 50 | #2,491 |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,107 | 47 | #2,612 |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,332 | 45 | #2,660 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,979 | 18 | #5,065 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,249 | 16 | #5,297 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,920 | 10 | #7,134 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,806 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,358 | 9 | #7,150 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,056 | 5 | #10,729 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,179 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,501 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,551 | 5 | #10,445 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,489 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,654 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Amari reached #151 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #296 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 Amari
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.