Unisex name · since 1974
Amari
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 31,994 babies named Amari, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #659 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #185 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 31,994
- born since 1974
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Amari is the #185 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 31,994 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amari has been recorded 31,994 times among boys since 1974, currently ranked #185 nationally and more common than 99% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #659 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #185 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 31,994 born since 1974
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amari ranks #659 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #185 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 31,994 born since 1974, peaking in the 2020s.
- #659 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #185 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 31,994
- born since 1974
- 2020s
- peak decade
Amari's 31,994 recorded births place it above 98.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Amari compares
31,994 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Amari's all-time total is 87x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amari | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 31,994 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,422 | 34 | 22,252 |
Amari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Amari's full recorded timeline at 2004, 92% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 8% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 2,422 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Amari popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 2,422
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Amari popularity over time - girls
21,288 total births recorded since 1980 (Amari as girls' name)
Amari by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (12,427 births, 39% of the file).
2020s was Amari's strongest decade.
12,427 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Amari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 48
1980s
48 births
- 1990s 877
1990s
877 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,584 births
- 2010s
2010s
12,047 births
- 2020s
2020s
12,427 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 12,427 births (39% of all-time use).
How Amari 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 Amari's total volume
Amari by state
Where Amari concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 2,580 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,384 | 7.5% |
| #3 | California | | 2,280 | 7.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 2,276 | 7.1% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 1,927 | 6.0% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 1,564 | 4.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 1,447 | 4.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 1,356 | 4.2% |
2,580 of 31,994 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Amari appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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- Florida records the most Amaris (2,580 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Amari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Amari 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.