Amare
Amare is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Amare
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amare is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Amare
As a girl name
American parents first put Amare on the record books as a girl name in 1997, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 28 Amares were born — ranking #4,956 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 48% of all recorded Amares. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 380 Amares have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Amare as a boy name dates back to 1997, when 6 babies received it. 2011 was its biggest year on record, with 639 newborns named Amare — #426 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 55% of all recorded Amares. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,655 among boy names with 49 births, falling sharply (-56%). In total, more than 6K Amares have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Amare
Amare is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Amare's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #426. Use the chart and map above to compare Amare's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.