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Amari

Unisex

Amari has been given to 53,282 babies in the U.S. since 1974. It peaked in 2023 and currently ranks #380 for girls and #185 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

The surname is of multiple origins, including: * A variant of Amaro, from Italian Amaro. * A variant of Amar, from Arabic عَمَّار (ʕammār). See also Umari, Umar, Omar, and Amar. * A Japanese surname ultimately deriving from Japanese 余り (amari, “remainder, surplus”).

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

53,282

Peak year

2023 (3,427 babies)

Rank in 2025

#380 for girls · #185 for boys

First recorded

1974

10-year trend

▲ +37%

Gender split

40% girls / 60% boys

Names with a similar vibe

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Amari.

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