Amari
Amari is both a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Amari
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amari is both a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Amari
As a girl name
Amari first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1980, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 1,079 births, good for #293 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Amaris. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #293 among girl names with 1,079 births, rising sharply (+15% over the past five years). In total, more than 23K Amaris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Amari on the record books as a boy name in 1974, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 2,419 Amaris were born — ranking #151 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 44% of all recorded Amaris. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #147 among boy names with 2,405 births, rising sharply (+46% over the past five years). In total, more than 35K Amaris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Amari
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Names that sound like Amari
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About the name Amari
Amari is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 35K births in the dataset. Amari's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #147. Use the chart and map above to compare Amari'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 .
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