Unisex name · since 1997

Amaree

Amaree has 1,013 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#5,101 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,343 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,013
born since 1997
2010s
peak decade

Amaree currently ranks #4343 among unisex names in America, with 1,013 babies recorded since 1997.

Amaree has 1,013 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4343 as of the latest data, more common than 69% 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.

  • #5,101 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #4,343 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,013 born since 1997
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amaree ranks #5,101 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,343 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,013 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.

#5,101 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,343 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,013
born since 1997
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%68.8%
Amaree vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Amaree's 1,013 recorded births place it above 88.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

10 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Amaree compares

1,013 Top 31% higher than 69% 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

Amaree's all-time total is 175% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Amaree Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,013 369 358,536
Peak-year births 61 34 22,252

Amaree's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Amaree's full recorded timeline at 2011, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 61 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Amaree popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
61
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
020406080 19972001200520092013201720212025 24

Amaree popularity over time - girls

812 total births recorded since 1993 (Amaree as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 812 births
01020304050 199319992003200720112015201920232025 12

Amaree by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (426 births, 42% of the file).

2010s was Amaree's strongest decade.

426 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Amaree births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 426 births (42% of all-time use).

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

How Amaree 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 Amaree's total volume

Amaree vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -19, 12.5%-54, 6.3%-113, 3.2%-82, 5.5%-112, 3.6%-110, 2.1%-30, 6.8%-41, 5.4%-91, 2.4%-51, 5%-22, 10.2%-51, 10.1%-42, 4.4%-113, 2.3%-115, 3%Amaree-29, 6%Amaree
Amaree vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Amaree by state

Where Amaree concentrates geographically, total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Amaree
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
26 2.6%
#2 Pennsylvania
21 2.1%
#3 Georgia
20 2.0%
#4 Texas
17 1.7%
#5 Florida
12 1.2%
#6 California
11 1.1%
#7 North Carolina
11 1.1%
#8 Michigan
10 1.0%
New York share of Amaree's total US births 2.6%
Even split

26 of 1,013 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Amaree appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amaree?
1,013 babies have been named Amaree since 1997. All-time, it sits at #5,101 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #4,343 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 61 births.
Where does Amaree sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amaree ranks #5,101 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,343 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Amaree most popular?
Amaree was most popular in the 2010s decade with 426 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Amaree most popular?
The top states for the name Amaree are New York (26 births), Pennsylvania (21 births), Georgia (20 births).
Is Amaree a unisex name?
Yes, Amaree is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,013 births, and as a girl's name it has 812 births.
How long has the name Amaree been used?
Records for Amaree go back to 1997, giving 29 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Amaree?
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 Amaree's data

  • Amaree's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (426 total births) through the 2020s (179) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Amarees (26 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.

Keep exploring Amaree

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Amaree: 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, 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 Amaree 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.