Amari

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A few things about Amari you might not know, from US birth records. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 854 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Amari, 2,000 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Amari would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAmari first shows up in US birth records in 1974, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 51 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2023, when it reached #151.
• 📈Then vs nowAmari is 8.8× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 7,553 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 854.
• 🚀TrendAmari has climbed 32 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #185. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedAmari is most popular in Delaware, where it ranks #39, followed by Washington, D.C. (#60) and Maryland (#97). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• ⚖️Boy or girlAmari is given to both boys and girls: 71% of the 2,804 babies named Amari in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 🌍OriginAmari is the most popular African boy name in the US. That's out of 218 African boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Amari

Amari is a gender-neutral name of African, Greek and Hebrew origin. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-ari”. US birth records list Amari for boys from 1974 to 2025, in 44 of those 52 years. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked #151 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #185, with 2,000 babies. Of the 2,804 US babies named Amari in 2025, 29% were girls and 71% were boys.

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