How rare is the name Amaris?

6,601 people in the United States have the first name Amaris, about 1 in 45,755. It ranks #3,245 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

first name

AMARIS

#3,245

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
6,601
About
1 in 45,755
This common or more
82%
Who bears it

Of the 6,601 people named Amaris, 55.2% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 22.4% as Black and 15.1% as White. 95.9% are female. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Amaris peaked in 2025, when 425 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19682025
Peak year
2025
Births that year
425
In 2025*
425
Recorded as
almost entirely female

At least 10,168 babies have been given the name since 1968. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Amaris by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2020s, when it ranked #1,422. The largest share of babies named Amaris, 45.8%, were born in 2013 or later.

1960s#13,71613
1970s#4,891231
1980s#2,952620
1990s#2,1751,390
2000s#1,7352,517
2010s#1,6323,097
2020s#1,4222,300
Generation X 1965–802.9%
Millennials 1981–9614.6%
Generation Z 1997–1236.7%
2013 and later45.8%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Amaris is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Amaris has been most common in New Mexico (4.1×), Arizona (3.1×), and Texas (3.1×), and least common in Massachusetts (0.2×).

7,367 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Exactly as common as Amaris

1 other first name also has 6,601 people.

#3,245 Shanon · 6,601

Either side of Amaris

#3,243 Harriett · 6,611#3,244 Candelaria · 6,609#3,245 Shanon · 6,601#3,247 Adina · 6,597

Spelled almost the same

5 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Amaris, most common first.

#24,098 Amauris · 402#28,942 Ameris · 308#29,280 Amarius · 303#37,708 Amarys · 206#44,846 Amariz · 153

Also a last name

As a last name, Amaris ranks #106,589 of 156,621, with 178 people. See Amaris as a last name

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