Amaro
Amaro is a name with multiple cultural origins: Galician, Portuguese, Spanish.
- Galician
- Portuguese
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Amaro
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amaro is a name with multiple cultural origins: Galician, Portuguese, Spanish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Galician
- Portuguese
- Spanish
The Story of Amaro
Amaro first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1977, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 19 births, good for #5,011 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Amaros. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,011 among baby boy names with 19 births, rising sharply (+20% over the past five years). In total, more than 235 Amaros have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Amaro
Amaro is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 235 births in the dataset. Amaro's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #5,011. Use the chart and map above to compare Amaro'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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