US rank #5294 Boys' name Peak 2024 198 births

Amaro — #5294 US boys' name

198 babies named Amaro in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s51990s102000s182010s852020s63
#5294
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 63% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Amaro was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

18 babies were named Amaro in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amaro

The Social Security Administration has registered 198 babies named Amaro between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Amaro currently holds the #5294 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amaro performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Amaro shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Amaro in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amaro 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 198 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.

Amaro at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

198

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2024

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,294

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amaro popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
18
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
05101520 202420212018201520112006199119781977 6

Amaro by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
85 births that decade — 43% of Amaro's all-time total
1970s171980s51990s102000s182010s852020s63

Amaro by state

Where Amaro concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Amaro
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 5.1%
#2 California
8 4.0%
Texas share of Amaro's total US births 5.1%
Even split

10 of 198 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amaro?
198 babies have been named Amaro since 1977. It currently ranks #5294 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 18 births.
When was Amaro most popular?
Amaro was most popular in the 2010s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Amaro most popular?
The top states for the name Amaro are Texas (10 births), California (8 births).
How long has the name Amaro been used?
Amaro has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amaro?
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, 1977–2024 (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.