Amarah

Amarah: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“etymology uncertain; often linked with grace or enduring”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
uh-MAR-uh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Amarah can represent several names from different origins and spellings, including Arabic forms such as Amara/Amarah. Because usages overlap with other traditions, its exact derivation for this spelling is uncertain. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.

How popular is Amarah?

202451.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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Babies named Amarah in 2024169

2024 rank#1,348 girls

Peak year2019

Total US babies since 18802,444

Amarah is rising: use over the last five years is 2.4× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Amarah

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Laylanight · Arabic
  • Lylanight · Arabic
  • Aaliyahexalted, rising · Arabic
  • Amiraprincess; commander · Arabic
  • Lilahnight · Arabic
  • Lilanight · Arabic
  • Nylaattainer; successful · Arabic
  • Zarablooming flower · Arabic

Amarah questions

What does the name Amarah mean?

Amarah means "etymology uncertain; often linked with grace or enduring". It comes from Arabic. Amarah can represent several names from different origins and spellings, including Arabic forms such as Amara/Amarah. Because usages overlap with other traditions, its exact derivation for this spelling is uncertain.

Is Amarah a boy or girl name?

Amarah is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Amarah?

169 US babies were named Amarah in 2024. Its peak year was 2019.

How do you pronounce Amarah?

Amarah 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.