Boys' name · since 1920

Amarante

23 babies named Amarante in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#27,707 of 45,481
all-time among boys
23
born since 1920
1920s
peak decade

23 boys have been named Amarante since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Amarante has 23 recorded births among boys since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1933.

  • #27,707 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 23 born since 1920
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amarante ranks #27,707 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.

#27,707 of 45,481
all-time among boys
23
born since 1920
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Amarante's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Amarante's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Amarante's SSA record in two at 1927 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1933 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Amarante popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1933

Last recorded 1933
Peak year (1933)
8
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
456789 1920192619271933 8

Amarante by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (15 births, 65% of the file).

1920s was Amarante's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.

Amarante births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 15 births (65% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amarante?
Since 1920, Social Security records show 23 babies named Amarante. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #27,707 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1933. Its busiest year on record was 1933, with 8 births.
Where does Amarante sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amarante ranks #27,707 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Amarante most popular?
Amarante was most popular in the 1920s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1933.
How long has the name Amarante been used?
Amarante has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 14 years of data through 1933.
What names are similar to Amarante?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amari, Amare, Amar, Amado, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Amarante's data

  • Amarante's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 1930s (8) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Amarante

Nearby Names Like Amarante

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Amarante

Names with a similar number of total births

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Amarante: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1920–1933 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Amarante draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.