Amunra
Amun was a major ancient Egyptian deity who appears as a member of the Hermopolitan Ogdoad. Amun was attested from the Old Kingdom together with his wife Amunet. His oracle in Siwa Oasis, located in Western Egypt near the Libyan Desert, remained the only oracle of Amun throughout. With the 11th Dynasty, Amun rose to the position of patron deity of Thebes by replacing Montu.
Meaning & Origin of Amunra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amun was a major ancient Egyptian deity who appears as a member of the Hermopolitan Ogdoad. Amun was attested from the Old Kingdom together with his wife Amunet. His oracle in Siwa Oasis, located in Western Egypt near the Libyan Desert, remained the only oracle of Amun throughout. With the 11th Dynasty, Amun rose to the position of patron deity of Thebes by replacing Montu.
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The Story of Amunra
Amunra first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2017, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 12 Amunras were born — ranking #6,683 that year. As of 2026, Amunra ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, falling sharply (-17%). In total, more than 57 Amunras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Amunra
Amunra is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2017 and has accumulated 57 births in the dataset. Amunra's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #6,683. Use the chart and map above to compare Amunra's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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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