Amaris
Feminine · “Not established”
Amaris is given to both — 9,422 girls and 746 boys since 1880. See Amaris as a boy nameSee other names given to both
Amaris is spelled exactly like a Latin verb form — amāris, "you are loved" — though no one has traced the name itself back to a Roman mouth. Its documented life is American and recent: it turned up in national birth records within living memory and has been rising quietly since, at home in English- and Spanish-speaking households alike. Three syllables, the weight in the middle, ending on a soft s.
How old is the name Amaris?
Amaris first appears in US birth records in 1968 — 57 years ago. The typical Amaris alive today was born around 2010, making them about 15 years old. About 9,300 people named Amaris are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Amaris most popular?
Amaris peaked in 2016, reaching #751 nationally. Today it ranks #754, 3 places below that high. See the whole 2016 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
The story of Amaris
The honest starting point is that Amaris has no traced pedigree — no first bearer, no source text, no line of descent anyone has established. What the record does hold is its American life: it appeared in national birth records within living memory and has climbed since, with particular strength in states where English and Spanish are spoken side by side. It rose in company, alongside Amara, Amari, Amira and Amaya, all sharing the same open first syllable. The Latin coincidence is real and pleasing — amāris is genuinely "you are loved" — but it belongs to the language, not to any documented history of the name.
Meaningnot established
Not established — nobody has settled where this one came from.
Two things are documented, and neither is proof of origin. First, amāris is a real Latin form: the present passive of amāre, "you are loved" (the same letters also serve as a case form of amārus, "bitter"). Second, American reference books commonly gloss Amaris as "given by God" and tie it to the Hebrew name Amariah, borne by several men in the Hebrew Bible and generally read as "the Lord has promised." That link is asserted rather than demonstrated. What can be said plainly is that the name sits in a well-populated family of Amar- names and has been in steady American use for decades.
Pronouncing Amaris
uh-MAIR-iss
The usual American pronunciation puts the stress on the middle syllable. Some families say AM-uh-riss, with the weight at the front, and Spanish speakers generally say ah-MAH-rees with a tapped r. All three are in real use.
Nicknames for Amaris
High
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1968
- Most girls named
- 2016379 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #751reached in 2016
- Change vs 2024
- +13.9%360 in 2025, from 316
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Amaris in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Amaris in Spanish — same name
- Amarys in English — spelling variant
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, California, Florida.
Amariss among us
people named Amaris are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 4,465 born in 2025 was named Amaris
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Lilia test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Amaris's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Lilia climbed just as high around 1928, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Lilia's path sketches the road Amaris is walking now.
Amaris is climbing fast right now. Steep climbs tend to come with steep descents — the quicker a name arrives, the more firmly it belongs to its moment.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Amaris is headed
Amaris should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Amaris beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Amaris in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- Reads correctly in both English and Spanish — the letters give the sound in either language, even though the stress shifts.
- Comes with short forms already in independent use: Mari, Mara, Ari, Amy.
- The Amar- opening is familiar from Amara, Amari and Amira, so the name is recognizable on first hearing without being common.
- Three syllables with the stress in the middle, which sits comfortably against both short and long surnames.
- Websites will tell you confidently that it means "given by God." The trail behind that gloss is thin, and the Latin reading is a coincidence of spelling. If a firmly documented meaning matters to you, this name cannot supply one.
- Three pronunciations circulate — uh-MAIR-iss, AM-uh-riss, and the Spanish ah-MAH-rees. That means a lifetime of small, easy corrections rather than one settled version.
- Amara, Amari, Amira and Amaya are all in circulation at once, so expect the occasional mishearing or misspelling. Amari in particular is given to boys and girls both, which adds to the shuffle.
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Frequently asked
- How many Amariss are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 9,300 people named Amaris are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Amaris in 2025?
- Amaris ranks #754 among US girl names in 2025, with 360 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Amaris?
- About 1 in every 4,465 US girls born in 2025 was named Amaris — 360 in all.
- Will my child share the name Amaris with classmates?
- Amaris will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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