Amor
73% girls · 27% boys
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.
Amor for girls#1668 US
The Latin word for love, Amor is a concise and strong choice that's currently on the rise in the US. Given to more than 150 girls in a recent year (along with 70 boys), Amor currently outranks the similar Amore, but is substantially less popular than Amora, which ranks in the Top 1000.
Pronounced AH-mor.
As of October 2026, Amor ranked #2799 for boys and #1668 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2054 for boys in 2024 and #1434 for girls in 2024.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,143 | 24 | #1,675 | 126 |
| 2015 | #4,083 | 25 | #2,152 | 88 |
| 2016 | #3,298 | 34 | #2,032 | 97 |
| 2017 | #4,475 | 22 | #1,943 | 103 |
| 2018 | #3,109 | 37 | #1,851 | 109 |
| 2019 | #3,104 | 38 | #1,802 | 113 |
| 2020 | #3,734 | 28 | #1,475 | 145 |
| 2021 | #2,500 | 53 | #1,522 | 138 |
| 2022 | #2,410 | 58 | #1,718 | 121 |
| 2023 | #2,145 | 67 | #1,458 | 152 |
| 2024 | #2,054 | 73 | #1,434 | 154 |
| 2025 | #2,799 | 45 | #1,668 | 124 |
World rankings
Amor for girls
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