How Many People Are Named Amari?

52,829

people named Amari are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 6,469 people in the US has this name

Based on 53,282 babies named Amari in Social Security records from 1974 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#895

💎 Rare

Rank Among Gender-Neutral Names

#42

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Peak Year

2023

3,427 births

Trend

↑

Rising (last 10 years)

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
40.0%
Male
60.0%

Of the babies given the name Amari, 40% were girls and 60% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Amari fell from 56% in the 1980s to 31.9% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 1990s, at 66.7%.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Amari alive today is about 11 years old, and 99% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 17 in 2025.

Under 30 52,249
98.9%
30 to 59 580
1.1%
60 and over 0
0%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Amari first appears in the records in 1974 and was given most often in 2023, to 3,427 babies. In 2025, 2,804 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been rising.

Babies given the name each year, 1974 to 2025

🏆 Rank History

Amari has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #151, in 2023. In 2025 it ranked #185. Among girls, its best rank was #296, in 2024.

BoysGirls
Rank in 2025#185#380
Best rank#151 (2023)#296 (2024)
Years in the top 100NoneNone
Rank in its biggest decade#180 in the 2020s#450 in the 2010s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Amari alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Amari were born in Texas than in any other state: about 4,715 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Amari was given 4 times as often in District of Columbia, 2.6 times in Mississippi and 2 times in Alabama.

Texas 4,715
California 3,984
Florida 3,934
Georgia 3,211
New York 2,980
Illinois 2,411
North Carolina 2,219
Ohio 1,939
Pennsylvania 1,908
Virginia 1,888
Michigan 1,881
Maryland 1,622
Alabama 1,406
Louisiana 1,400
New Jersey 1,335
Tennessee 1,314
South Carolina 1,196
Mississippi 1,041
Indiana 992
Missouri 791
Arizona 763
Massachusetts 731
Washington 712
Wisconsin 679
Colorado 571
Arkansas 531
Kentucky 467
Minnesota 465
District of Columbia 462
Oklahoma 431
Nevada 428
Connecticut 414
Kansas 368
Oregon 271
New Mexico 266
Iowa 243
Delaware 167
Utah 145
Nebraska 117
Rhode Island 73
West Virginia 73
Hawaii 70
Idaho 68
South Dakota 26
Montana 21
North Dakota 18
Alaska 16
Maine 15
New Hampshire 5

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