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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202013girlsat 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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1981—#5,4686
1980#10,3925#5,5256
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1975—#5,4645
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 2013

  • 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: #492 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,744 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: #506 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,113 boysMNIllinois: #248 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,198 boysILWisconsin: #434 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,465 boysWIMichigan: #227 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,091 boysMINew York: #282 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 1,530 boysNYMassachusetts: #362 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,447 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedRIOregon: #587 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,596 boysORNevada: #326 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,473 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedSDIowa: #352 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,696 boysIAIndiana: #331 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,621 boysINOhio: #311 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,658 boysOHPennsylvania: #291 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,615 boysPANew Jersey: #218 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,093 boysNJConnecticut: #328 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,787 boysCTCalifornia: #511 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 3,722 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedUTColorado: #672 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,471 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedNEMissouri: #419 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,268 boysMOKentucky: #404 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,467 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedWVVirginia: #218 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,018 boysVAMaryland: #171 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 743 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedDEArizona: #456 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,628 boysAZNew Mexico: #342 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,537 boysNMKansas: #346 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,560 boysKSArkansas: #520 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,850 boysARTennessee: #308 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,482 boysTNNorth Carolina: #221 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 988 boysNCSouth Carolina: #238 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,061 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #106 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 358 boysDCOklahoma: #463 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,348 boysOKLouisiana: #477 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,471 boysLAMississippi: #247 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,124 boysMSAlabama: #174 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 722 boysALGeorgia: #194 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 852 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedHITexas: #600 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 4,192 boysTXFlorida: #228 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 1,112 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#106 · 1 in 358
  2. Maryland#171 · 1 in 743
  3. Alabama#174 · 1 in 722
  4. Georgia#194 · 1 in 852
  5. Virginia#218 · 1 in 1,018

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#106121 in 358
Maryland#171371 in 743
Alabama#174311 in 722
Georgia#194631 in 852
New Jersey#218381 in 1,093
Virginia#218411 in 1,018
North Carolina#221511 in 988
Michigan#227441 in 1,091
Florida#228841 in 1,112
South Carolina#238201 in 1,061
Mississippi#247121 in 1,124
Illinois#248551 in 1,198
New York#282671 in 1,530
Pennsylvania#291371 in 1,615
Tennessee#308241 in 1,482
Ohio#311361 in 1,658
Nevada#32691 in 1,473
Connecticut#32881 in 1,787
Indiana#331221 in 1,621
New Mexico#34261 in 1,537
Kansas#346101 in 1,560
Iowa#35291 in 1,696
Massachusetts#362121 in 2,447
Kentucky#40491 in 2,467
Missouri#419141 in 2,268
Wisconsin#434111 in 2,465
Arizona#456141 in 2,628
Oklahoma#46391 in 2,348
Louisiana#477101 in 2,471
Washington#492131 in 2,744
Minnesota#50691 in 3,113
California#511611 in 3,722
Arkansas#52051 in 2,850
Oregon#58751 in 3,596
Texas#600431 in 4,192
Colorado#67261 in 4,471
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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
all girlsall boys
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 2013

girls
#512
581 births · 1 in 3,020 girls
boys
#337
955 births · 1 in 1,981 boys

Top girls' names in 2013

  1. #1Sophia21,255
  2. #2Emma20,973
  3. #3Olivia18,454
  4. #4Isabella17,689
  5. #5Ava15,271
  6. #6Mia13,166
  7. #7Emily13,144
  8. #8Abigail12,429
  9. #9Madison10,605
  10. #10Elizabeth9,476
  11. #512Amari581

Top boys' names in 2013

  1. #1Noah18,291
  2. #2Jacob18,201
  3. #3Liam18,153
  4. #4Mason17,730
  5. #5William16,669
  6. #6Ethan16,260
  7. #7Michael15,544
  8. #8Alexander14,923
  9. #9Jayden14,804
  10. #10Daniel14,326
  11. #337Amari955
More about 2013

girls

1,754,746 girls got a published name in 2013; 1 in 3,020 of them was named Amari, which outranked 97.3% of the 19,279 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Amari
  1. #508Breanna592
  2. #510Fernanda585
  3. #510Lillie585
  4. #512Amari581
  5. #513Lilyana580
  6. #513Raven580
  7. #515Charley578
Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,124Daleyza#3,711 → #587
  2. ↑ 736Marjorie#1,646 → #910
  3. ↑ 683Lennon#1,612 → #929
  4. ↑ 561Jurnee#1,457 → #896
  5. ↑ 539Everleigh#1,405 → #866
Fallers
  1. ↓ 827Litzy#598 → #1,425
  2. ↓ 409Geraldine#994 → #1,403
  3. ↓ 384Taraji#858 → #1,242
  4. ↓ 374Marisa#977 → #1,351
  5. ↓ 372Adley#733 → #1,105

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

boys

1,891,581 boys got a published name in 2013; 1 in 1,981 of them was named Amari, which outranked 97.6% of the 14,070 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Amari
  1. #334Messiah974
  2. #335Braden965
  3. #335Zaiden965
  4. #337Amari955
  5. #337Romeo955
  6. #339Roberto954
  7. #340Joaquin953
  8. #341Malik940

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

Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 843Jayceon#1,050 → #207
  2. ↑ 636Milan#1,182 → #546
  3. ↑ 604Atlas#1,383 → #779
  4. ↑ 504Jayse#1,466 → #962
  5. ↑ 423Duke#1,145 → #722
Fallers
  1. ↓ 318Austyn#898 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 291Masen#723 → #1,014
  3. ↓ 274Jaidyn#979 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 267Trevon#925 → #1,192
  5. ↓ 260Bently#637 → #897

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

See the top 100 for 2013 →