Amare

Amare: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “meaning uncertain”
Origin: Unknown
Say it: uh-MAR-ay · 3 syllables
Used for: Boys (94% of all uses)

Used in modern naming with multiple possible sources, including resemblance to Italian amare 'to love' or names from different traditions. Its exact etymology for this spelling is uncertain. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.

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How popular is Amare?

202424.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Amare in 202481

2024 rank#2,088 boys

Peak year2011

Total US babies since 18806,471

Amare is fading: recent use is about 29% of its level ten years before.

Names like Amare

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Kaisea; shell; forgiveness · Unknown
Arlouncertain · Unknown
Garyuncertain · Unknown
Coreyfrom the hollow · Unknown
Caspianof the Caspian Sea · Unknown
Kyrouncertain · Unknown
Brayanuncertain; usually treated as Brian variant · Unknown
Dakariuncertain · Unknown

Amare questions

What does the name Amare mean?

Amare means "meaning uncertain". It comes from Unknown. Used in modern naming with multiple possible sources, including resemblance to Italian amare 'to love' or names from different traditions. Its exact etymology for this spelling is uncertain.

Is Amare a boy or girl name?

Amare is mainly a boy's name in US records (94% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Amare?

81 US babies were named Amare in 2024. Its peak year was 2011.

How do you pronounce Amare?

Amare is usually pronounced uh-MAR-ay.

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.