Amour: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,780

among girls · ↓366 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Amour · -12% vs 2024

How common

1 in 26,349

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2023

115 babies

All-time total

1,084

#8,295 all-time among girls

First recorded

2001

in Social Security records

Amour popularity over time

1,084 babies have been named Amour since 2001, 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

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
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2000s	80	5	85	9	–	#8,554
2010s	344	73	417	42	+391%	#2,510
2020s (to 2025)	442	140	582	97	+133%	#2,158

Where Amour 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	63	0.04	outside top 500
2027	65	0.04	outside top 500
2028	66	0.04	outside top 500
2029	68	0.04	outside top 500
2030	69	0.04	outside top 500

Where Amour is most popular

Girls named Amour per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.047 per 1,000. Strongest in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Florida.

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 Amour 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
Pennsylvania	33	0.140	+198%
Virginia	14	0.082	+75%
Florida	33	0.077	+65%
Georgia	12	0.053	+13%
Texas	28	0.035	-26%
Michigan	5	0.027	-41%
Illinois	6	0.026	-44%
Ohio	6	0.025	-46%
California	16	0.019	-59%
New York	7	0.018	-62%
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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 Amour

Amour is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,780 in 2025 with 61 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2001, 1,084 American babies have been named Amour, about 80% girls and 20% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2023, when 115 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 Amour stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Amour?

The median living Amour is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 9. An estimated 1,100 people named Amour are alive in the United States today.

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

Amour 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	61	#2,780	23	#4,405
2024	75	#2,414	21	#4,714
2023	78	#2,337	37	#3,232
2022	88	#2,158	26	#4,097
2021	78	#2,328	16	#5,576
2020	62	#2,685	17	#5,242
2019	70	#2,510	11	#7,204
2018	49	#3,248	17	#5,330
2017	42	#3,636	8	#8,894
2016	32	#4,433	6	#10,830
2015	37	#3,997	13	#6,343
2014	36	#4,110	8	#8,832
2013	27	#5,026	10	#7,562
2012	24	#5,571	–	–
2011	15	#7,821	–	–
2010	12	#9,273	–	–
2009	11	#10,029	–	–
2008	–	–	–	–
2007	9	#11,698	–	–
2006	11	#9,948	–	–
2005	12	#8,924	–	–
2004	10	#9,943	–	–
2003	12	#8,554	–	–
2002	8	#11,188	5	#10,758
2001	7	#12,170	–	–
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Amour?

The median living Amour is about 5 years old. Half of all living Amours are between 2 and 9 years old.

How many people named Amour are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Amour are alive in the United States, based on 1,084 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Amour in 2025?

Amour ranked #2,780 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 61 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Amour?

1,084 babies have been named Amour in the United States since 2001, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Amour most popular?

Amour peaked in 2023, when 115 newborns received the name.

Is Amour a boy or girl name?

Amour is used for both: about 80% of babies named Amour have been girls and 20% boys.

Is the name Amour rising or falling?

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

Will Amour become more popular?

Amour is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 69 girls named Amour 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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