Amor
Feminine · “love”
Amor is given to both — 2,257 girls and 701 boys since 1880. See Amor as a boy nameSee other names given to both
Amor is love in Spanish and Latin, and it is also the Roman god — Amor was Cupid's other name, the one Virgil uses when he wants him serious.
How old is the name Amor?
Amor first appears in US birth records in 1972 — 53 years ago. The typical Amor is a kid of about 8 — this name's wave is very recent. About 2,200 people named Amor are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Amor most popular?
Amor peaked in 2024, reaching #1436 nationally. Today it ranks #1666, 230 places below that high. See the whole 2024 chart.
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Where it comes from
From amare to Amor
The story of Amor
Amor is a Marian devotional element in Spanish naming and also stands alone as a word-name. It appears in the American registers rising through the 2010s, part of the wider movement of Spanish word-names alongside Luz, Alma and Esperanza. It is in current use.
Meaning
love
From the Latin amor, 'love', from amare. The Romans used Amor as an alternative name for Cupid, and Virgil's line omnia vincit amor — love conquers all — made it proverbial. Spanish, Portuguese and Italian all keep the word unchanged. The meaning is undisputed.
How the name formed
- amare
- amor
- Amor
Related forms: Amor · Amor · Amor
Pronouncing Amor
ah-MOR
Two syllables, stress on the second. Spanish rolls the final r lightly; English speakers usually do not.
Nicknames for Amor
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
- 1972
- Most girls named
- 2024154 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1436reached in 2024
- Change vs 2024
- −19.5%124 in 2025, from 154
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.
Amor in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Amor in Spanish — same name
- Amor in Portuguese — same name
- Amor in Latin — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, Florida.
Amors among us
people named Amor are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 12,962 born in 2025 was named Amor
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 Chere test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Amor's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Chere climbed just as high around 1954, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Chere's path sketches the road Amor is walking now.
Amor 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 Amor is headed
Amor 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.
Amor beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Amor in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- The meaning is transparent, undisputed and about as good as meanings get.
- Virgil's omnia vincit amor is a genuinely famous line behind it.
- The end stress gives it a strong rhythm against a front-stressed surname.
- It is an ordinary Spanish and Latin noun and reads as one.
- In Spanish the word is grammatically masculine.
- It is very new as a given name in American records.
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Feminine · #1666 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Amors are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,200 people named Amor are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Amor in 2025?
- Amor ranks #1666 among US girl names in 2025, with 124 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Amor?
- About 1 in every 12,962 US girls born in 2025 was named Amor — 124 in all.
- Will my child share the name Amor with classmates?
- Amor will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Amor
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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