Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Amaris

Gender Unisex · 93% girls Rank 2025 #754 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#754
among girls · ↑103 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
425
named Amaris · +12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,465
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
425 babies
All-time total
10,168
#1,749 all-time among girls
First recorded
1968
in Social Security records

Amaris popularity over time

10,168 babies have been named Amaris since 1968, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 13 – 13 1 – #5,469
1970s 231 – 231 23 +1677% #2,307
1980s 620 – 620 62 +168% #1,383
1990s 1,377 13 1,390 139 +124% #1,105
2000s 2,420 97 2,517 252 +81% #824
2010s 2,912 185 3,097 310 +23% #752
2020s (to 2025) 1,849 451 2,300 383 +24% #754

Where Amaris is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (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 girls Implied rank
2026 364 0.23 outside top 500
2027 368 0.23 outside top 500
2028 372 0.23 outside top 500
2029 375 0.23 outside top 500
2030 377 0.23 outside top 500

Where Amaris is most popular

Girls named Amaris per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.191 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Amaris 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 Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 31 1.27 +566%
Arizona 53 0.378 +97%
Texas 290 0.361 +88%
Maryland 38 0.359 +87%
California 244 0.290 +52%
Colorado 27 0.242 +26%
Florida 102 0.238 +25%
Illinois 54 0.236 +23%
New York 81 0.205 +7%
North Carolina 46 0.202 +6%
Washington 29 0.201 +5%
Georgia 43 0.189 ≈ national
Tennessee 29 0.183 ≈ national
New Jersey 32 0.177 -7%
Virginia 29 0.170 -11%
Oregon 11 0.169 -12%
Missouri 18 0.149 -22%
Wisconsin 14 0.136 -29%
Ohio 30 0.126 -34%
South Carolina 10 0.111 -42%
Pennsylvania 26 0.110 -43%
Nevada 5 0.108 -44%
Michigan 18 0.099 -48%
Kansas 5 0.087 -55%
Oklahoma 6 0.082 -57%
Louisiana 5 0.057 -70%
Alabama 5 0.053 -72%
Massachusetts 6 0.050 -74%
Indiana 6 0.043 -78%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Amaris

Amaris is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #754 in 2025 with 360 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1968, 10,168 American babies have been named Amaris, about 93% girls and 7% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 425 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Amaris stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Amaris?

The median living Amaris is about 14 years old; half are between 6 and 24. An estimated 10 thousand people named Amaris 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.

Amaris 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 360 #754 65 #2,183
2024 316 #857 64 #2,236
2023 291 #912 95 #1,735
2022 301 #910 112 #1,576
2021 285 #931 60 #2,300
2020 296 #895 55 #2,393
2019 336 #813 32 #3,498
2018 315 #860 25 #4,097
2017 318 #860 20 #4,751
2016 379 #752 28 #3,779
2015 356 #791 31 #3,515
2014 250 #1,036 13 #6,321
2013 236 #1,047 14 #5,937
2012 232 #1,075 6 #10,853
2011 240 #1,036 5 #12,383
2010 250 #1,004 11 #7,103
2009 261 #1,012 12 #6,824
2008 271 #983 12 #6,782
2007 279 #964 11 #7,118
2006 290 #910 8 #8,762
2005 249 #982 8 #8,333
2004 301 #824 10 #7,000
2003 233 #990 10 #6,743
2002 199 #1,068 8 #7,675
2001 174 #1,177 9 #6,951
2000 163 #1,218 9 #6,865
1995 112 #1,439 – –
1990 97 #1,568 – –
1985 48 #2,173 – –
1980 47 #2,156 – –
1975 23 #3,056 – –
1970 10 #5,072 – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Amaris?

The median living Amaris is about 14 years old. Half of all living Amariss are between 6 and 24 years old.

How many people named Amaris are alive today?

An estimated 10 thousand people named Amaris are alive in the United States, based on 10,168 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Amaris in 2025?

Amaris ranked #754 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 360 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Amaris?

10,168 babies have been named Amaris in the United States since 1968, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Amaris most popular?

Amaris peaked in 2025, when 425 newborns received the name.

Is Amaris a boy or girl name?

Amaris is used for both: about 93% of babies named Amaris have been girls and 7% boys.

Is the name Amaris rising or falling?

Amaris is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Amaris become more popular?

Amaris looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 377 girls named Amaris in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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