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Amor
OriginLatin
Meaning"love"
About Amor
Bestselling author Amor Towles, who wrote Rules of Civility and A Gentleman in Moscow introduced this elegant and meaningful name to the lexicon. Names that mean love -- Amory, Amias, and Amoris are other similar choices -- always have a deep appeal.
Pronounced AH-mor.
As of October 2026, Amor ranked #2799 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2054 in 2024.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,143 | 24 | 12.5 |
| 2015 | #4,083 | 25 | 13 |
| 2016 | #3,298 | 34 | 17.9 |
| 2017 | #4,475 | 22 | 11.9 |
| 2018 | #3,109 | 37 | 20.4 |
| 2019 | #3,104 | 38 | 21.2 |
| 2020 | #3,734 | 28 | 16.2 |
| 2021 | #2,500 | 53 | 30.3 |
| 2022 | #2,410 | 58 | 33.2 |
| 2023 | #2,145 | 67 | 39.2 |
| 2024 | #2,054 | 73 | 42.4 |
| 2025 | #2,799 | 45 | 26.3 |
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