Amara
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Amara
Strong, attractive, and stylish, Amara is a true multicultural choice enjoying some popularity in both the US and the UK. In the US Top 1000 since the turn of this century, Amara has been holding steady in the rankings between overly popular and obscure.
Amara for girls#98 US
Amara is the Italian word for bitter, from the same root as Mary and Miriam. It has separate roots in West Africa as a name that means "grace" in the Igbo language. These two meanings are the best-known, but Amara is also a Sanskrit name meaning "immortal", an Arabic word meaning "tribe" and a Mongolian name meaning "peaceful". Alternatively, it can mean "to love" in various languages such as Galician and Portuguese.
Amara for boys#8286 US
While Amara is more popularly used as a feminine name in the US, the UK, The Netherlands, and Puerto Rico, it is often used as a masculine choice in India, Nepal, and Sierra Leone. The name refers to absolute immortality in Sanskrit, while in Arabic, it refers to someone who lives a long and thriving life. Footballers Amara Nallo, Amara Diouf, and Amara Darboh are notable male bearers.
Pronounced ah-MAR-ah.
As of October 2026, Amara ranked #98 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #124.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #511 | 607 | 339.8 |
| 2015 | #459 | 691 | 387.1 |
| 2016 | #301 | 1,085 | 612.3 |
| 2017 | #206 | 1,500 | 868.8 |
| 2018 | #189 | 1,587 | 932.9 |
| 2019 | #140 | 1,996 | 1,189.3 |
| 2020 | #142 | 1,918 | 1,186.5 |
| 2021 | #143 | 1,920 | 1,170.1 |
| 2022 | #141 | 2,046 | 1,247.5 |
| 2023 | #123 | 2,280 | 1,420.9 |
| 2024 | #121 | 2,288 | 1,412.2 |
| 2025 | #98 | 2,630 | 1,636.3 |
World rankings
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Amara on lists
Famous Amaras
- Amara MillerGirl
American actress
- AmaraGirl
stage name of Tuwuh Adijatitesih Amaranggana, Indonesian actress
- Amara KaranGirl
British actress
- Amara la NegraGirl
stage name of Diana Danelys De Los Santos, American singer and reality TV personality ("Love & Hip,Hop: Miami")
- Amara Hyde (b. 2005)Girl
daughter of TV personality Saira Khan and Steve Hyde
Amara in pop culture
- Amara AquillaGirl
also known as Magma, character in Marvel Universe
- AmaraGirl
an immortal character on TV's 'The Vampire Diaries'
- Amara Tenoh aka Sailor UranusGirl
character in manga/anime 'Sailor Moon'
- AmaraGirl
character in the Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher
- AmaraGirl
"The Darkness," character on TV's "Supernatural"
- AmaraGirl
Warden of Hope, card from "Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft"
- Amara CreedGirl
daughter or Adonis Creed and Bianca Taylor in Creed 2