ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1911 First Year 2024 Last Year 1927 Peak Year #863 Peak Rank 3K Total Count 112 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Amparo What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Amparo is a Portuguese and Spanish word that means refuge or shelter. Several places in the Iberian Peninsula and in Latin America are named Amparo, some associated with Our Lady of the Refuge. It is sometimes spelled Ámparo. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amparo%5F%28name%29) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amparo%5F%28name%29) ### Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name) * Spanish 🏛️Origin & history On 24 February 1409, the Venerable Joan Gilabert Jofré of the Military Order of Our Lady of Mercy was en route to Valencia's Cathedral to deliver a Lenten sermon when he witnessed a mentally ill man being lynched. In response, his Order founded a hospice in 1410 with help from Roman Catholic confreres for the mentally ill under the invocation of Sancta dels Folls Doña Nostra i Desamparats Innocents ( Our Lady of the insane and the innocent ; sometimes translated as Our Lady of the forsaken ), whose goal was to help people with mental illness. It has been claimed that this was the first psychia 📖 ## The Story of Amparo American parents first put Amparo on the record books as a baby girl name in 1911, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1927, when 73 Amparos were born — ranking #863 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 3K Amparos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Amparo Phonetically similar names — useful when Amparo is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Amaro](/amaro) * Impero * [Amari](/amari) * [Amara](/amara) * [Amare](/amare) * Amero * [Amaru](/amaru) * [Amarra](/amarra) * Impart * Impro * Impar * Aparo Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Amparo What does the name Amparo mean? Amparo is a Portuguese and Spanish word that means refuge or shelter. Several places in the Iberian Peninsula and in Latin America are named Amparo, some associated with Our Lady of the Refuge. It is sometimes spelled Ámparo. What is the origin of the name Amparo? Amparo has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Spanish. How popular is Amparo in 2026? In 2026, Amparo ranks #15,243 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year. When was Amparo most popular? Amparo reached its peak popularity in 1927, ranking #863 that year with 73 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Amparo most popular? Amparo has historically been most popular in Arizona, California, Texas. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Amparo. Is Amparo a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Amparo is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Amparo? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Amparo include Meggan, Keziah, Albertine. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧MegganPeak #863](/meggan)[👧KeziahPeak #863](/keziah)[👧AlbertinePeak #862](/albertine)[👧OzellaPeak #862](/ozella)[👧LorenzaPeak #862](/lorenza)[👧ShelviePeak #862](/shelvie)[👧SheylaPeak #862](/sheyla)[👧ZylaPeak #862](/zyla) ## About the name Amparo Amparo is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Amparo's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #863\. Use the chart and map above to compare Amparo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1927 → ](/year/1927) * [ Names of the 1920s → ](/decade/1920s) * [ Names starting with "A" → ](/letter/a) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). 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.