Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2011

Amare

Gender Unisex · 6% girls Rank 2025 #2,333 Trend ↓ Falling 55%
Rank 2025
#2,333
among boys · ↓254 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
64
named Amare · -22% vs 2024
How common
1 in 28,950
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2011
665 babies
All-time total
6,536
#1,558 all-time among boys
First recorded
1997
in Social Security records

Amare popularity over time

6,536 babies have been named Amare since 1997, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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1990s 5 20 25 3 – #6,870
2000s 142 2,061 2,203 220 +8712% #631
2010s 184 3,401 3,585 359 +63% #427
2020s (to 2025) 55 668 723 121 -66% #1,171

Where Amare is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 51 0.03 outside top 500
2027 45 0.03 outside top 500
2028 41 0.02 outside top 500
2029 38 0.02 outside top 500
2030 35 0.02 outside top 500

Where Amare is most popular

Boys named Amare per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.058 per 1,000. Strongest in Georgia, New York, and Arizona.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Amare born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Georgia 31 0.122 +110%
New York 50 0.115 +98%
Arizona 13 0.079 +36%
Louisiana 8 0.078 +34%
Florida 36 0.076 +30%
Pennsylvania 17 0.064 +10%
North Carolina 14 0.055 -6%
Maryland 5 0.042 -28%
Texas 34 0.039 -34%
Michigan 7 0.034 -41%
Virginia 6 0.032 -46%
Tennessee 5 0.028 -53%
California 25 0.027 -53%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
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Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
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South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Amare

Amare is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,333 in 2025 with 59 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1997, 6,536 American babies have been named Amare, about 94% boys and 6% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2011, when 665 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Amare stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Amare?

The median living Amare is about 14 years old; half are between 10 and 17. An estimated 6,500 people named Amare are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Amare year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 5 #15,076 59 #2,333
2024 10 #9,600 72 #2,079
2023 12 #8,512 93 #1,754
2022 11 #9,101 112 #1,575
2021 9 #10,342 168 #1,171
2020 8 #11,159 164 #1,173
2019 10 #9,780 164 #1,177
2018 11 #9,191 196 #1,036
2017 15 #7,473 199 #1,016
2016 19 #6,422 207 #985
2015 21 #6,043 270 #831
2014 12 #9,013 264 #847
2013 17 #7,057 423 #598
2012 28 #4,975 534 #498
2011 26 #5,220 639 #427
2010 25 #5,427 505 #509
2009 19 #6,825 377 #657
2008 21 #6,366 357 #678
2007 23 #5,907 376 #646
2006 18 #6,871 262 #789
2005 22 #5,608 347 #631
2004 7 #12,843 135 #1,160
2003 17 #6,598 154 #1,024
2002 9 #10,311 29 #3,100
2001 6 #13,608 10 #6,466
2000 – – 14 #5,054
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Famous people named Amare

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Amar'e Stoudemire Amar'e Stoudemire American basketball player (born 1982) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Amare, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Amare?

The median living Amare is about 14 years old. Half of all living Amares are between 10 and 17 years old.

How many people named Amare are alive today?

An estimated 6,500 people named Amare are alive in the United States, based on 6,536 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Amare in 2025?

Amare ranked #2,333 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 59 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Amare?

6,536 babies have been named Amare in the United States since 1997, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Amare most popular?

Amare peaked in 2011, when 665 newborns received the name.

Is Amare a boy or girl name?

Amare is used for both: about 6% of babies named Amare have been girls and 94% boys.

Is the name Amare rising or falling?

Amare is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Amare become more popular?

Amare is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 35 boys named Amare in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Amare?

Well-known people named Amare include Amar'e Stoudemire (basketball player).

Names like Amare

Names that sound and feel close to Amare: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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