Unisex name · since 1997
Amare
6,150 babies named Amare in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,558 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,354 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,150
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
6,150 babies have been named Amare since 1997, making it today's #2354 unisex name.
Amare has 6,150 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2354 as of the latest data, more common than 83% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #1,558 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,354 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,150 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amare ranks #1,558 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,354 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,150 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,558 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,354 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,150
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amare's 6,150 recorded births place it above 96.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Amare compares
6,150 Top 11% higher than 89% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Amare's all-time total is 17x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amare | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,150 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 639 | 34 | 22,252 |
Amare's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Amare's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 639, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Amare popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 639
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Amare popularity over time - girls
386 total births recorded since 1997 (Amare as girls' name)
Amare by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,401 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Amare's strongest decade.
3,401 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Amare births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,061 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,401 births
- 2020s 668
2020s
668 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,401 births (55% of all-time use).
How Amare compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Amare's total volume
Amare by state
Where Amare concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 572 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 392 | 6.4% |
| #3 | California | | 380 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 370 | 6.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 345 | 5.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 295 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 264 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 247 | 4.0% |
572 of 6,150 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Amare appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Amare's data
- Amare's decade-level peak was the 2010s (3,401 total births); usage has since declined to 668 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Amares (572 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amare: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~28 yrs)
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, 1997–2025 (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 Amare 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.