Amory

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

⭐ Famous Amory

Amory Lovins

American energy policy analyst

Choose Amory and your child shares a first name with Amory Lovins, an American energy policy analyst. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Amory, like who?” Amory Lovins's Wikipedia article is available in 23 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 156,250 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Amory, 11 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Amory would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAmory first shows up in US birth records in 1915, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 110 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2020, when it reached #3,025.
• 🍂TrendAmory has slipped 4,169 places over the last five years and now sits at #7,194. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• ⚖️Boy or girlAmory is given to both boys and girls: 58% of the 19 babies named Amory in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Amory

Amory is a gender-neutral name of American origin. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-ory”. US birth records list Amory for boys from 1915 to 2025, in 58 of those 111 years. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked #3,025 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #7,194, with 11 babies. Of the 19 US babies named Amory in 2025, 42% were girls and 58% were boys.

Origin:American names