Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2024

Amor

Gender Unisex · 76% girls Rank 2025 #1,668 Trend ↑ Rising 20%
Rank 2025
#1,668
among girls · ↓231 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
169
named Amor · -26% vs 2024
How common
1 in 12,962
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
228 babies
All-time total
2,958
#4,347 all-time among girls
First recorded
1912
in Social Security records

Amor popularity over time

2,958 babies have been named Amor since 1912, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – 5 5 1 – –
1920s – 5 5 1 0% –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 41 – 41 4 – #6,278
1980s 51 – 51 5 +24% #8,069
1990s 97 8 105 11 +106% #6,187
2000s 337 103 440 44 +319% #3,416
2010s 896 255 1,151 115 +162% #1,675
2020s (to 2025) 835 325 1,160 193 +68% #1,437

Where Amor 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 128 0.08 outside top 500
2027 131 0.08 outside top 500
2028 134 0.08 outside top 500
2029 137 0.09 outside top 500
2030 139 0.09 outside top 500

Where Amor is most popular

Girls named Amor per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.085 per 1,000. Strongest in Michigan, Georgia, and Illinois.

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 Amor 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
Michigan 37 0.203 +139%
Georgia 42 0.185 +117%
Illinois 39 0.170 +100%
Indiana 19 0.135 +59%
Texas 89 0.111 +30%
Florida 47 0.110 +29%
California 91 0.108 +27%
Arizona 15 0.107 +26%
Wisconsin 11 0.107 +26%
Pennsylvania 24 0.102 +19%
North Carolina 22 0.097 +14%
Alabama 5 0.053 -37%
New York 21 0.053 -38%
Ohio 12 0.051 -41%
Maryland 5 0.047 -45%
New Jersey 7 0.039 -54%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
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 Amor

Amor is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,668 in 2025 with 124 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1912, 2,958 American babies have been named Amor, about 76% girls and 24% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2024, when 228 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 Amor stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Amor?

The median living Amor is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 14. An estimated 2,900 people named Amor are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

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

Amor 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 124 #1,668 45 #2,799
2024 154 #1,437 74 #2,043
2023 153 #1,455 67 #2,148
2022 121 #1,720 58 #2,411
2021 138 #1,525 53 #2,501
2020 145 #1,476 28 #3,736
2019 113 #1,803 39 #3,055
2018 110 #1,840 37 #3,109
2017 103 #1,944 22 #4,475
2016 97 #2,034 34 #3,298
2015 88 #2,152 25 #4,083
2014 126 #1,675 24 #4,143
2013 80 #2,309 24 #4,069
2012 66 #2,682 20 #4,696
2011 61 #2,843 17 #5,212
2010 52 #3,163 13 #6,371
2009 48 #3,416 23 #4,286
2008 48 #3,426 13 #6,412
2007 46 #3,535 9 #8,211
2006 43 #3,622 16 #5,314
2005 32 #4,273 10 #7,127
2004 32 #4,294 6 #10,014
2003 34 #3,949 7 #8,702
2002 20 #5,683 7 #8,499
2001 15 #6,978 5 #10,644
2000 19 #5,718 7 #8,238
1995 9 #8,801 8 #6,441
1990 6 #11,472 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 6 #9,137 – –
1975 6 #8,021 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
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1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
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1910 – – – –
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1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
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1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Amor?

The median living Amor is about 8 years old. Half of all living Amors are between 3 and 14 years old.

How many people named Amor are alive today?

An estimated 2,900 people named Amor are alive in the United States, based on 2,958 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Amor in 2025?

Amor ranked #1,668 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 124 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Amor?

2,958 babies have been named Amor in the United States since 1912, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Amor most popular?

Amor peaked in 2024, when 228 newborns received the name.

Is Amor a boy or girl name?

Amor is used for both: about 76% of babies named Amor have been girls and 24% boys.

Is the name Amor rising or falling?

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

Will Amor become more popular?

Amor is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 139 girls named Amor in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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