Amari

What Amari means

Means “Does the given name have different origins?”

Particularly: “Does the given name have different origins?”)

Source: Wiktionary, “Amari” (revision 90718400), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Amari?

US: Rising: up from #267 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #526 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2023, when 2,422 boys got the name (#151 that year). First in the US records in 1974.

How common

• About 1 in 854 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 1,340 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 4,910 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in DE (6.45 per 1,000 boys), DC (5.14 per 1,000 boys), MS (2.68 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Amari is #185 in the US and #241 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 71.3% of US babies named Amari were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Amiri472 US · 16 E&W
• Omari397 US · 54 E&W
• Emari73 US · 3 E&W
• Amauri64 US
• Ahmari60 US
• Amaru57 US · 3 E&W
• Amarii39 US · 3 E&W
• Imari24 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Amari

Boys

• Ronan#247Irish, meaning “little seal”^*
• Cooper#27Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 2025
• Jett#169Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #169 vs #452 in 2025
• Finn#206“the Sami”^*
• Owen#31Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #31 vs #170 in 2025
• Crew#256“weir”^*

For a sister

• Nyla#236Editor’s note Up from #326 in 2015 to #236 in 2025 in the US
• Gianna#33Same root as Jane, meaning “God is gracious”^*
• Ailani#168Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,199 in 2015, #168 in 2025
• Brynlee#243Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1995, with 5 babies
• Sofia#9“wisdom, especially divine wisdom”^*
• Mia#6Editor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Amari’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.