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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202015girlsat 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 2015

  • 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: #464 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,452 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: #631 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,055 boysMNIllinois: #222 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 991 boysILWisconsin: #328 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,601 boysWIMichigan: #228 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,016 boysMINew York: #211 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 998 boysNYMassachusetts: #312 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,848 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedRIOregon: #377 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,648 boysORNevada: #260 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,045 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedSDIowa: #416 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,972 boysIAIndiana: #292 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,339 boysINOhio: #247 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,182 boysOHPennsylvania: #201 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 935 boysPANew Jersey: #168 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 756 boysNJConnecticut: #218 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 960 boysCTCalifornia: #387 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 2,382 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedUTColorado: #286 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,203 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedNEMissouri: #390 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,975 boysMOKentucky: #402 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,201 boysKYWest Virginia: #291 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,362 boysWVVirginia: #185 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 848 boysVAMaryland: #143 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 579 boysMDDelaware: #115 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 349 boysDEArizona: #298 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,369 boysAZNew Mexico: #349 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,477 boysNMKansas: #513 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,638 boysKSArkansas: #267 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,046 boysARTennessee: #282 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,305 boysTNNorth Carolina: #188 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 776 boysNCSouth Carolina: #179 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 717 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #122 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 398 boysDCOklahoma: #571 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,967 boysOKLouisiana: #270 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,158 boysLAMississippi: #91 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 347 boysMSAlabama: #96 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 380 boysALGeorgia: #157 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 639 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Amari, so not publishedHITexas: #410 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 2,294 boysTXFlorida: #222 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 1,058 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#91 · 1 in 347
  2. Alabama#96 · 1 in 380
  3. Delaware#115 · 1 in 349
  4. District of Columbia#122 · 1 in 398
  5. Maryland#143 · 1 in 579

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#91401 in 347
Alabama#96611 in 380
Delaware#115101 in 349
District of Columbia#122111 in 398
Maryland#143481 in 579
Georgia#157861 in 639
New Jersey#168551 in 756
South Carolina#179301 in 717
Virginia#185501 in 848
North Carolina#188671 in 776
Pennsylvania#201641 in 935
New York#2111031 in 998
Connecticut#218151 in 960
Florida#222931 in 1,058
Illinois#222671 in 991
Michigan#228471 in 1,016
Ohio#247511 in 1,182
Nevada#260131 in 1,045
Arkansas#267141 in 1,046
Louisiana#270221 in 1,158
Tennessee#282281 in 1,305
Colorado#286231 in 1,203
West Virginia#29161 in 1,362
Indiana#292271 in 1,339
Arizona#298271 in 1,369
Massachusetts#312161 in 1,848
Wisconsin#328171 in 1,601
New Mexico#34961 in 1,477
Oregon#377111 in 1,648
California#387951 in 2,382
Missouri#390161 in 1,975
Kentucky#402101 in 2,201
Texas#410821 in 2,294
Iowa#41681 in 1,972
Washington#464151 in 2,452
Kansas#51361 in 2,638
Oklahoma#57171 in 2,967
Minnesota#63171 in 4,055
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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 2015

girls
#470
680 births · 1 in 2,625 girls
boys
#267
1,366 births · 1 in 1,403 boys

Top girls' names in 2015

  1. #1Emma20,487
  2. #2Olivia19,729
  3. #3Sophia17,454
  4. #4Ava16,416
  5. #5Isabella15,667
  6. #6Mia14,943
  7. #7Abigail12,422
  8. #8Emily11,808
  9. #9Charlotte11,415
  10. #10Harper10,311
  11. #470Amari680

Top boys' names in 2015

  1. #1Noah19,680
  2. #2Liam18,410
  3. #3Mason16,675
  4. #4Jacob16,005
  5. #5William15,950
  6. #6Ethan15,103
  7. #7James14,865
  8. #8Alexander14,584
  9. #9Michael14,504
  10. #10Benjamin13,732
  11. #267Amari1,366
More about 2015

girls

1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 2,625 of them was named Amari, which outranked 97.5% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Amari
  1. #467Giuliana685
  2. #468Luciana684
  3. #469Millie682
  4. #470Amari680
  5. #470Aubrie680
  6. #470Braelyn680
  7. #470Eve680
  8. #477Brylee678
  9. #478Lacey676
  10. #478Madisyn676

Tied with 6 names at #470; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,984Alaia#2,648 → #664
  2. ↑ 1,835Meilani#2,781 → #946
  3. ↑ 1,733Aitana#2,648 → #915
  4. ↑ 1,387Aislinn#2,351 → #964
  5. ↑ 1,072Taya#2,049 → #977
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Isis#703 → #1,778
  2. ↓ 502Annabell#923 → #1,425
  3. ↓ 500Anabel#911 → #1,411
  4. ↓ 344Cindy#711 → #1,055
  5. ↓ 334Anabella#529 → #863

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

boys

1,916,743 boys got a published name in 2015; 1 in 1,403 of them was named Amari, which outranked 98.1% of the 14,059 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Amari
  1. #264Felix1,377
  2. #265Erick1,372
  3. #266Cash1,368
  4. #267Amari1,366
  5. #268Jaiden1,364
  6. #269Garrett1,352
  7. #270Seth1,351
Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,348Riaan#2,277 → #929
  2. ↑ 397Huxley#1,355 → #958
  3. ↑ 355Wilder#1,313 → #958
  4. ↑ 284Jaziel#1,218 → #934
  5. ↑ 268Canaan#1,074 → #806
Fallers
  1. ↓ 676Arnav#891 → #1,567
  2. ↓ 262Jayse#906 → #1,168
  3. ↓ 239Neymar#551 → #790
  4. ↓ 228Rylee#877 → #1,105
  5. ↓ 204Johnathon#915 → #1,119

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

See the top 100 for 2015 →