Amara

a-MAH-ra

Igbo, Sanskrit, Arabic

"grace, immortal, tribe"

Amara Origin and Meaning

The name Amara is a girl's name of Italian, Greek, African origin meaning "grace, immortal, tribe".

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 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 Rank in US Top 1000

# 121 in the US

Amara Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 96 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Amara

• 121 US 2024
• 96 Nameberry 2025
• 115 Canada 2023
• 56 Future 2035
• 124 England 2023
• 113 Scotland 2024
• 97 Australia 2024
• 91 New Zealand 2024
• 421 Germany 2016
• 175 Switzerland 2023

20 Names Similar to Amara

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Famous People Named Amara

• Amara Miller American actress
• Amara stage name of Tuwuh Adijatitesih Amaranggana, Indonesian actress
• Amara Karan British actress
• Amara la Negra stage name of Diana Danelys De Los Santos, American singer and reality TV personality ("Love & Hip,Hop: Miami")
• Amara Hyde (b. 2005) daughter of TV personality Saira Khan and Steve Hyde

The name Amara in Pop Culture

• Amara Aquilla also known as Magma, character in Marvel Universe
• Amara an immortal character on TV's 'The Vampire Diaries'
• Amara Tenoh aka Sailor Uranus character in manga/anime 'Sailor Moon'
• Amara character in the Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher
• Amara "The Darkness," character on TV's "Supernatural"
• Amara Warden of Hope, card from "Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft"
• Amara Creed daughter or Adonis Creed and Bianca Taylor in Creed 2