Amarah is an uncommon variant of Amara that peaked in 2019 and remains in steady use.
Amarah is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,186 for girl births in the United States (and #2,251 across all names), given to 195 babies — 200 including U.S. territories. Amarah first appears in 1989 and peaked in 2019 (206 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 195 | 200 | #1,186 |
| 2024 | 170 | 170 | #1,341 |
| 2023 | 137 | 137 | #1,548 |
| 2022 | 151 | 151 | #1,463 |
| 2021 | 159 | 159 | #1,379 |
| 2020 | 165 | 165 | #1,334 |
| 2019 | 206 | 206 | #1,161 |
| 2018 | 175 | 175 | #1,300 |
| 2017 | 164 | 164 | #1,400 |
| 2016 | 126 | 126 | #1,694 |
| 2015 | 91 | 91 | #2,113 |
| 2014 | 86 | 86 | #2,195 |
| 2013 | 75 | 75 | #2,408 |
| 2012 | 63 | 63 | #2,772 |
| 2011 | 60 | 60 | #2,870 |
| 2010 | 67 | 67 | #2,674 |
| 2009 | 70 | 70 | #2,618 |
| 2008 | 54 | 54 | #3,123 |
| 2007 | 57 | 57 | #3,052 |
| 2006 | 58 | 58 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 53 | 53 | #3,011 |
| 2004 | 40 | 40 | #3,634 |
| 2003 | 37 | 37 | #3,736 |
| 2002 | 34 | 34 | #3,816 |
| 2001 | 16 | 16 | #6,633 |
| 2000 | 17 | 17 | #6,225 |
| 1999 | 12 | 12 | #7,749 |
| 1998 | 21 | 21 | #4,967 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #9,851 |
| 1996 | 16 | — | #5,782 |
| 1995 | 15 | — | #5,975 |
| 1994 | 12 | — | #7,124 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | #8,093 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | #9,365 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #9,280 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #12,440 |