Amari

#380 for girls in 2025, 804 births · #185 for boys in 2025, 2,000 births
Given to boys 60.0% of the time

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Peak · boys
2023 · 2,422 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
31,994
since 1974

Amari over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202005girlsat peakboysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#380804#1852,000
2024#2961,070#1722,164
2023#3061,005#1512,422
2022#3191,009#1742,179
2021#333985#2001,920
2020#329940#2171,742
2019#3101,042#2391,596
2018#380818#2691,323
2017#425749#2751,323
2016#459700#2691,363
2015#470680#2671,366
2014#524589#338985
2013#512581#337955
2012#486633#3081,075
2011#513572#3061,056
2010#462662#3181,005
2009#487632#2991,088
2008#388830#343951
2007#480673#360879
2006#518585#419684
2005#483633#410666
2004#441696#407638
2003#390784#419613
2002#430677#472505
2001#464599#631300
2000#512519#682260
1999#601405#715230
1998#513495#679251
1997#674322#914149
1996#890222#1,29285
1995#1,73084#1,91444
1994#1,95272#1,92743
1993#2,48950#3,04222
1992#2,61247#3,10521
1991#2,66045#3,32518
1990#5,06018#3,97114
1989#5,28616#6,2297
1988#7,11110#3,91512
1987#6,78810—
1986#7,1349#5,3327
1985#10,6775#4,05210
1984#9,1446—
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1980#10,3925#5,5256
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1974—#4,6346
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First appearance
1974

The first year at least five boys were named Amari! It came in at #4,634, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1975–1979, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Amari is popular in 2005

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedNHWashington: #373 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,170 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedMNIllinois: #408 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 2,660 boysILWisconsin: #460 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,257 boysWIMichigan: #284 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,766 boysMINew York: #306 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,969 boysNYMassachusetts: #461 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,107 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedRIOregon: #541 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,888 boysORNevada: #414 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,444 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedSDIowa: #371 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,345 boysIAIndiana: #350 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,250 boysINOhio: #375 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,849 boysOHPennsylvania: #516 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 4,556 boysPANew Jersey: #555 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,693 boysNJConnecticut: #256 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,678 boysCTCalifornia: #508 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 4,621 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedUTColorado: #701 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,996 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedNEMissouri: #461 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,403 boysMOKentucky: #465 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,910 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedWVVirginia: #277 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,595 boysVAMaryland: #275 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,515 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedDEArizona: #606 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,307 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedARTennessee: #312 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,754 boysTNNorth Carolina: #228 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,163 boysNCSouth Carolina: #221 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,116 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #130 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 439 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #557 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,445 boysLAMississippi: #216 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 983 boysMSAlabama: #329 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,824 boysALGeorgia: #211 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,012 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedHITexas: #576 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 5,031 boysTXFlorida: #330 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,980 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#130 · 1 in 439
  2. Georgia#211 · 1 in 1,012
  3. Mississippi#216 · 1 in 983
  4. South Carolina#221 · 1 in 1,116
  5. North Carolina#228 · 1 in 1,163

Best ever in a state: #28 in Delaware, 2023.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#130101 in 439
Georgia#211591 in 1,012
Mississippi#216151 in 983
South Carolina#221191 in 1,116
North Carolina#228451 in 1,163
Connecticut#256101 in 1,678
Maryland#275191 in 1,515
Virginia#277271 in 1,595
Michigan#284311 in 1,766
New York#306551 in 1,969
Tennessee#312211 in 1,754
Alabama#329131 in 1,824
Florida#330501 in 1,980
Indiana#350171 in 2,250
Iowa#37171 in 2,345
Washington#373161 in 2,170
Ohio#375231 in 2,849
Illinois#408291 in 2,660
Nevada#41461 in 2,444
Wisconsin#46091 in 3,257
Massachusetts#46181 in 4,107
Missouri#461101 in 3,403
Kentucky#46561 in 3,910
California#508551 in 4,621
Pennsylvania#516141 in 4,556
Oregon#54151 in 3,888
New Jersey#555101 in 4,693
Louisiana#55771 in 3,445
Texas#576361 in 5,031
Arizona#60681 in 5,307
Colorado#70151 in 5,996
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Amari
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 13 spots since 2024 (#172 → #185)
  • 32 spots since 2020 (#217 → #185)
  • 82 spots since 2015 (#267 → #185)
  • Biggest jump: 378 spots in 1997 (#1,292 → #914)
  • Biggest drop: 36 spots in 1999 (#679 → #715)
Rise & fade · boys
49 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1974
  • Peaked 2023 at #151 (2,422 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 29 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 29 yrs · run 1997–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 706
  • Highest: 1 in 706 boys born in 2023 were named Amari (0.14%)
  • Latest: 1 in 854 boys born in 2025 (0.12%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
  • 38.8% of all boys named Amari (12,427) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2005
  • Mostly girls until 2004, mostly boys since
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s11#4,634 (1974)#5,049
1980s48#3,915 (1988)#5,087
1990s877#679 (1998)#2,088
2000s6,584#299 (2009)#444
2010s12,047#239 (2019)#293
2020s12,427#151 (2023)#183

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Amari in 2005

girls
#483
633 births · 1 in 2,919 girls
boys
#410
666 births · 1 in 2,999 boys

Top girls' names in 2005

  1. #1Emily23,952
  2. #2Emma20,362
  3. #3Madison19,578
  4. #4Abigail15,756
  5. #5Olivia15,700
  6. #6Isabella15,197
  7. #7Hannah14,854
  8. #8Samantha13,642
  9. #9Ava13,606
  10. #10Ashley13,276
  11. #483Amari633

Top boys' names in 2005

  1. #1Jacob25,851
  2. #2Michael23,828
  3. #3Joshua23,261
  4. #4Matthew21,483
  5. #5Ethan21,318
  6. #6Andrew20,742
  7. #7Daniel20,236
  8. #8Anthony19,387
  9. #9Joseph19,241
  10. #10Christopher19,174
  11. #410Amari666
More about 2005

girls

1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 2,919 of them was named Amari, which outranked 97.5% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Amari
  1. #480Teagan636
  2. #481Anaya635
  3. #481Laney635
  4. #483Amari633
  5. #483Aileen633
  6. #485Tabitha632
  7. #486Carley628
  8. #487Cristina627

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,271Mikalah#7,077 → #806
  2. ↑ 2,724Yuridia#3,689 → #965
  3. ↑ 2,236Naima#3,127 → #891
  4. ↑ 1,924Karol#2,742 → #818
  5. ↑ 1,125Karma#1,972 → #847
Fallers
  1. ↓ 397Rhea#908 → #1,305
  2. ↓ 360Laisha#789 → #1,149
  3. ↓ 334Ashtyn#956 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 285Hunter#742 → #1,027
  5. ↓ 282Angeles#973 → #1,255

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 2,999 of them was named Amari, which outranked 96.9% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Amari
  1. #407Micheal684
  2. #408Graham670
  3. #409Zachariah667
  4. #410Amari666
  5. #411Maurice661
  6. #412Silas660
  7. #413Elliott658
Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,722Talan#4,264 → #542
  2. ↑ 1,048Carmine#1,934 → #886
  3. ↑ 727Leland#1,335 → #608
  4. ↑ 528Amare#1,159 → #631
  5. ↑ 525Braylen#1,359 → #834
Fallers
  1. ↓ 817Madison#857 → #1,674
  2. ↓ 783Andon#865 → #1,648
  3. ↓ 406Kanye#486 → #892
  4. ↓ 379Jakobe#846 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 359Koda#930 → #1,289

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2005 →