Amour
The Story of Amour
As a girl name
Amour first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2001, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 88 Amours were born — ranking #2,156 that year. As of 2026, Amour ranks #2,281 for girls with 81 births, rising sharply (+33% over the past five years). In total, more than 965 Amours have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Amour first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2002, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 37 Amours were born — ranking #3,226 that year. As of 2026, Amour ranks #3,798 for boys with 29 births, rising sharply (+101% over the past five years). In total, more than 250 Amours have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Amour
Amour is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 965 births in the dataset. Amour's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #2,156. Use the chart and map above to compare Amour'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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