Amaris
The Story of Amaris
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Amaris as a girl name dates back to 1968, when 5 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 379 newborns named Amaris — #750 in the national rankings. About 30% of every Amaris on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Amaris ranks #872 for girls with 310 births, holding steady (-2%). All told, over 10K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Amaris first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1993, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 112 births, good for #1,571 nationwide. About 65% of every Amaris on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Amaris ranks #1,876 for boys with 86 births, rising sharply (+130% over the past five years). All told, over 851 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Amaris
Amaris is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Amaris's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #750. Use the chart and map above to compare Amaris'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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