Amara

Amara: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “everlasting; unfading”
Origin: Latin
Say it: uh-MAR-uh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Amara is used in several traditions. In English and Italian use it is usually taken from Latin amara or amatus-related forms; it also has separate roots and meanings in other languages.

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How popular is Amara?

2024691 per million US babies

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Babies named Amara in 20242,300

2024 rank#121 girls

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 188026,615

Amara is rising: use over the last five years is 4.4× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Amara

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Novanew · Latin

Amara questions

What does the name Amara mean?

Amara means "everlasting; unfading". It comes from Latin. Amara is used in several traditions. In English and Italian use it is usually taken from Latin amara or amatus-related forms; it also has separate roots and meanings in other languages.

Is Amara a boy or girl name?

Amara is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Amara?

2,300 US babies were named Amara in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Amara?

Amara is usually pronounced uh-MAR-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.