Amara
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Meaning
grace
The story
Amara is a name several traditions arrived at independently, which is part of its appeal. In Igbo, spoken across southeastern Nigeria, it means "grace," as in Amarachi, "God's grace"; in Italian it reads as "bitter"; and an older Sanskrit sense is "immortal." The versions share a sound rather than a root. In the US it climbed steadily rather than spiking: 530 in the 1980s, 1,430 in the 1990s, 4,381 in the 2000s, 9,523 in the 2010s, and about 13,200 so far this decade, still rising while many of its neighbours have peaked. It sits comfortably beside Amira, Amaya and Nora, gentle names that cross cultures easily, and its unforced link to "grace" gives it meaning without a single invented word.
How popular is Amara around the world?
In the United States, 13,171 babies were named Amara between 2020 and 2025. In Puerto Rico, 64 babies were named Amara in 2025, and 187 have carried the name since 1998.
Amara is on the official records of the United States, Puerto Rico, Scotland, New South Wales, England and Wales, Chile, Canada, New Zealand, Argentina, South Australia, Austria, France, Ireland, Mexico City, Brazil, Spain and Poland.
Amara crosses languages: it is in the latest top 300 of an English-speaking birth record and of a Spanish-speaking one. The full list: English and Spanish
United States
1 in 1,700
In the United States, 13,171 babies were named Amara between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Amara peaked in the 2020s.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
Puerto Rico
1 in 280
In Puerto Rico, 64 babies were named Amara in 2025, and 187 have carried the name since 1998.
share of that year’s births on record
First given name only, from Social Security records of births in Puerto Rico; any name-sex-year under 5 births is withheld at source. Shares divide by the Puerto Rico Demographic Registry’s count of births on the island; the 2025 count is provisional. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, territory name file (Puerto Rico)
Scotland
1 in 1,200
In Scotland, 39 girls named Amara were registered in 2024, the 113th most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names
New South Wales
#76 · 2025
In New South Wales, 96 girls named Amara were registered in 2025, ranked 76th in that year’s top 100 for girls.
share of that year’s top-100 registrations
New South Wales (not all of Australia) publishes only each year’s 100 most popular names per sex, so a missing year means below that top 100, not rare. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, popular baby names
England and Wales
1 in 1,300
In England and Wales, 449 girls named Amara were born in 2025, the 103rd most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales
Chile
1 in 1,500
In Chile, 122 girls were registered as Amara in 2021, every accent spelling counted together.
share of that year’s name registrations
First-name registrations with Chile’s civil registry by year of registration, 1920–2021, counted as spelling groups (Sofía, Sofia and Sofìa are one name, shown with its most-registered spelling); the registry withholds nothing, nametree keeps the groups that reached 5 registrations in some year, and shares divide by every registration of the year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación (Chile) via the guaguas package, first-name registrations 1920-2021
Canada
1 in 1,500
In Canada, 240 girls named Amara were born in 2024, the 105th most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
New Zealand
1 in 1,600
In New Zealand, 37 girls named Amara were registered in 2025.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time
Argentina
1 in 2,400
In Argentina, 271 newborns were given the name Amara in 2024.
share of that year’s name registrations
Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024
South Australia
1 in 2,6002017
In South Australia, 6 girls were registered as Amara in 2017.
share of that year’s name registrations
Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names
Austria
1 in 3,000
In Austria, 25 girls named Amara were born in 2025, the 235th most common name among girls that year, spellings that differ only by special characters counted together.
share of that year’s births on record
Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)
France
1 in 3,900
In France, about 105 girls named Amara were born in 2025, the 476th most common name among girls that year.
In France, about 60 boys named Amara were born in 2025, the 673rd most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s births on record
Births in France by year of birth, from INSEE’s fichier des prénoms (1900–2025; Mayotte from 2012); exact spellings count separately (Léo and Leo are different names), any spelling under 3 in a year and sex is withheld at source, every count is rounded to the nearest 5 at source, and nametree keeps the spellings that reached 20 in some year. Shares divide by INSEE’s count of births in France from 1957, and before that by the file’s own total for the year; INSEE says the file is not complete before 1946. Source: Insee, fichier des prénoms (last updated 2026-07-16)
Ireland
1 in 6,800
In Ireland, 8 girls named Amara were born in 2025, the 443rd most common name among girls that year.
The count never rose above 9 in a year, too few to chart.
Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names
Mexico City City
1 in 11,000
In Mexico City, there were 11 registrations of Amara in 2022.
share of that year’s registrations in the city
Civil-registry acts in Mexico City by registration year. Counts are lower bounds (names under 6 in a month and borough are removed at source) and count name-instances, not people; compound names are split, so “Maria Jose” counts under each part. 2023 (1 registration through 3 Mar) is excluded as partial. Source: Registro Civil of Mexico City, open data portal, registered given names 2000-2023
Brazil
1 in 16,000
At the 2022 census, 12,581 people in Brazil were named Amara, ranked 1,456th, with a median age of 64.
Among people named Amara living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1950s than in any other decade.
people alive at the 2022 census, by decade of birth
The census also counted 227 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart. People alive and resident in Brazil at the 2022 census, a living-population count, not births; names under 20 are withheld at source. Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
Spain
1 in 17,000
In Spain, 2,242 residents are named Amara, the 856th most common name among women, with a mean age of 19 years.
Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025
Poland
1 in 41,000
In Poland, 6 girls named Amara were born in 2025, the 427th most common name among girls that year.
The count never rose above 6 in a year, too few to chart.
First names given to children born in Poland by year of birth, 2000–2025, from the PESEL population register (Ministry of Digital Affairs); exact spellings count separately (Łukasz and Lukasz are different names), names given fewer than 5 times in a year were left off the list through 2012 and fewer than 2 times from 2013, and the register also counts children born abroad, so its yearly sums run above Poland’s live births. Shares divide by the register’s own published total for the year, never by births. Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, PESEL register (dane.gov.pl)
Montevideo City
last on record 2010
Amara is not on the 2011 record for Montevideo, whose registry withholds nothing, so the spelling was not given there that year.
The count never rose above 2 in a year, too few to chart.
Births in the department of Montevideo (not all of Uruguay) by first name and year of birth, 1940–2011, from the city’s civil registry, which writes names in capitals, almost always without accents; counted as spelling groups (accent and punctuation variants merged), nothing is withheld at source, and 2012 is excluded as a partial year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil, Intendencia de Montevideo, Partidas de Registro Civil de Montevideo (Licencia de Datos Abiertos - Uruguay); 2012 dropped as partial
Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
When you meet Amara
Most people given the name Amara in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
Where Amara travels
Indian American · immortal (also reads as the Latin/African name Amara; chosen for cross-cultural fit)
African American · traditionally 'grace' in Igbo, also linked to 'eternal' in several African languages; a graceful modern favorite
Indian · eternal, immortal
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