Amaris
Masculine · “promised by God”
Amaris is given to both — 746 boys and 9,422 girls since 1880. See Amaris as a girl nameSee other names given to both
Amaris is read as promised by God in Hebrew, though the derivation is not firmly established — and it also reads as Latin for 'you will love'.
How old is the name Amaris?
Amaris first appears in US birth records in 1993 — 32 years ago. The typical Amaris is a kid of about 4 — this name's wave is very recent. About 700 people named Amaris are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Amaris most popular?
Amaris peaked in 2022, reaching #1574 nationally. Today it ranks #2183, 609 places below that high. See the whole 2022 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Amaris
Our story of Amaris is a story of two plausible parents. Hebrew has Amaryah, 'the Lord has said' or 'promised', a real biblical name; whether Amaris descends from it is repeated in name books more often than it is demonstrated. Latin has amaris, a genuine verb form meaning 'you are loved', which the name reads as cleanly. American families have used it for both sexes since the 1990s, and either reading is defensible.
Meaningscholars disagree
promised by God; you will love
Commonly given as Hebrew, from a form of Amariah, 'the Lord has promised'. The derivation is widely repeated but not firmly documented. As Latin, amaris is a real verb form, 'you are loved'. Neither is established as the source for modern use.
Pronouncing Amaris
uh-MAR-iss
Three syllables, stress in the middle. Latin amaris is ah-MAH-ris.
Nicknames for Amaris
Moderate
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
- 1993
- Most boys named
- 2022112 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1574reached in 2022
- Change vs 2024
- +1.6%65 in 2025, from 64
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
- Amariah in Hebrew — related form
- Amaris in Spanish — same name
- Amariss in English — spelling variant
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, Florida, New York.
Amariss among us
people named Amaris are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 26,278 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 Faisal 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: Faisal climbed just as high around 1999, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Faisal's path sketches the road Amaris is walking now.
Amaris sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
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 looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 18% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.
Low 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 boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That the Latin reading is a real verb form meaning 'you are loved' is genuinely good.
- Mari is available as a short form with real use.
- Three syllables of open vowels, which carries unusually well.
- The Hebrew attribution is widely repeated but weakly sourced.
- It is used for both sexes in America.
- Amaris and Amaris-like names are easily confused.
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Masculine · #2183 in the U.S.
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 700 people named Amaris are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Amaris in 2025?
- Amaris ranks #2183 among US boy names in 2025, with 65 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Amaris?
- About 1 in every 26,278 US boys born in 2025 was named Amaris — 65 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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