US rank #8630 Boys' name Peak 2015 408 births

Amarius — #8630 US boys' name

408 babies named Amarius in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s1642010s1632020s69
#8630
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 39% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Amarius was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

28 babies were named Amarius in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amarius

The Social Security Administration has registered 408 babies named Amarius between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Amarius currently holds the #8630 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amarius performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 164 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Amarius shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Amarius in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amarius in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 408 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Amarius at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

408

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2015

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,630

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amarius popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
28
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
0102030 20242020201620122008200420001998 5

Amarius by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
164 births that decade — 40% of Amarius's all-time total
1990s122000s1642010s1632020s69

Amarius by state

Where Amarius concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Amarius
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
6 1.5%
Georgia share of Amarius's total US births 1.5%

6 of 408 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amarius?
408 babies have been named Amarius since 1998. It currently ranks #8630 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 28 births.
When was Amarius most popular?
Amarius was most popular in the 2000s decade with 164 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Amarius most popular?
The top states for the name Amarius are Georgia (6 births).
How long has the name Amarius been used?
Amarius has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amarius?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.