Amour
Amour is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
- French
Meaning & Origin of Amour
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amour is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Amour
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Amour as a girl name dates back to 2001, when 7 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 88 newborns named Amour — #2,156 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 56% of all recorded Amours. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,281 among girl names 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
The earliest SSA record of Amour as a boy name dates back to 2002, when 5 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 37 newborns named Amour — #3,226 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 69% of all recorded Amours. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,798 among boy names 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 .
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.