Amara is an established girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Amara is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #98 among girls (2,630) and #8,286 among boys (9) — overall #244 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,639 | 2,708 | #98 | #8,286 |
| 2024 | 2,308 | 2,332 | #121 | #6,855 |
| 2023 | 2,299 | 2,320 | #123 | #5,480 |
| 2022 | 2,062 | 2,072 | #141 | #6,496 |
| 2021 | 1,935 | 1,953 | #142 | #7,122 |
| 2020 | 1,928 | 1,937 | #142 | #8,780 |
| 2019 | 2,009 | 2,019 | #140 | #7,202 |
| 2018 | 1,603 | 1,610 | #189 | #5,783 |
| 2017 | 1,510 | 1,510 | #206 | #7,579 |
| 2016 | 1,096 | 1,112 | #301 | #7,172 |
| 2015 | 706 | 711 | #459 | #5,759 |
| 2014 | 617 | 622 | #511 | #7,579 |
| 2013 | 508 | 508 | #578 | #7,052 |
| 2012 | 521 | 526 | #571 | #9,761 |
| 2011 | 499 | 499 | #587 | #8,800 |
| 2010 | 454 | 454 | #654 | #9,735 |
| 2009 | 522 | 522 | #586 | #11,064 |
| 2008 | 543 | 550 | #576 | #9,048 |
| 2007 | 535 | 535 | #577 | #6,284 |
| 2006 | 517 | 517 | #573 | #10,741 |
| 2005 | 512 | 512 | #571 | #6,657 |
| 2004 | 465 | 465 | #607 | #7,560 |
| 2003 | 413 | 413 | #652 | #8,699 |
| 2002 | 309 | 309 | #790 | #5,744 |
| 2001 | 271 | 271 | #870 | #7,557 |
| 2000 | 294 | 294 | #797 | #8,236 |
| 1999 | 203 | 203 | #1,033 | #8,751 |
| 1998 | 191 | 191 | #1,078 | #5,484 |
| 1997 | 169 | — | #1,111 | — |
| 1996 | 151 | — | #1,215 | #9,068 |
| 1995 | 139 | — | #1,230 | — |
| 1994 | 115 | — | #1,400 | — |
| 1993 | 109 | — | #1,518 | #7,673 |
| 1992 | 114 | — | #1,423 | — |
| 1991 | 108 | — | #1,465 | — |
| 1990 | 131 | — | #1,253 | — |
| 1989 | 77 | — | #1,750 | — |
| 1988 | 73 | — | #1,864 | #5,774 |
| 1987 | 68 | — | #1,749 | — |
| 1986 | 61 | — | #1,838 | — |
| 1985 | 62 | — | #1,810 | — |
| 1984 | 36 | — | #2,575 | — |
| 1983 | 46 | — | #2,135 | — |
| 1982 | 38 | — | #2,493 | — |
| 1981 | 38 | — | #2,491 | — |
| 1980 | 31 | — | #2,868 | — |
| 1979 | 30 | — | #2,863 | — |
| 1978 | 14 | — | #4,687 | — |
| 1977 | 27 | — | #2,911 | — |
| 1976 | 21 | — | #3,291 | — |
| 1975 | 26 | — | #2,812 | — |
| 1974 | 29 | — | #2,557 | — |
| 1973 | 14 | — | #4,160 | — |
| 1972 | 17 | — | #3,548 | — |
| 1971 | 19 | — | #3,375 | — |
| 1970 | 17 | — | #3,585 | — |
| 1969 | 11 | — | #4,430 | — |
| 1968 | 8 | — | #5,158 | — |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #6,056 | — |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #6,592 | — |