Amaru
Amaru is a name with a single cultural origin: Quechua.
- Quechua
Meaning & Origin of Amaru
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amaru is a name with a single cultural origin: Quechua.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Quechua
The Story of Amaru
Amaru first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1996, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 62 births, good for #2,252 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Amarus. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,458 among baby boy names with 56 births, gradually rising (+13%). In total, more than 1K Amarus have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Amaru
Amaru is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Amaru's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #2,252. Use the chart and map above to compare Amaru'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.