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Amari

Unisex

Meaning of Amari: Yoruba: 'strength'

Amari is a unisex name most strongly associated with African naming. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 136th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 233rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#136

2,804 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#233

209 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

53,282

First recorded 1974 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 6 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 15 babies1986: 16 babies1987: 10 babies1988: 22 babies1989: 23 babies1990: 32 babies19901991: 63 babies1992: 68 babies1993: 72 babies1994: 115 babies1995: 128 babies1996: 307 babies1997: 471 babies1998: 746 babies1999: 635 babies2000: 779 babies20002001: 899 babies2002: 1,182 babies2003: 1,397 babies2004: 1,334 babies2005: 1,299 babies2006: 1,269 babies2007: 1,552 babies2008: 1,781 babies2009: 1,720 babies2010: 1,667 babies20102011: 1,628 babies2012: 1,708 babies2013: 1,536 babies2014: 1,574 babies2015: 2,046 babies2016: 2,063 babies2017: 2,072 babies2018: 2,141 babies2019: 2,638 babies2020: 2,682 babies20202021: 2,905 babies2022: 3,188 babies2023: 3,427 babies2024: 3,234 babies2025: 2,804 babies
US babies named Amari per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 3,427.

Gender split

60% boys · 40% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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