Recorded 1975–2022 Boys' name Peak 1996 74 births

Amauris — boys' name

74 babies named Amauris in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

74 boys have been named Amauris since 1975, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2022.

74
total births
1975–2022
years on record
1990s
peak decade
27%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Amauris was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

9 babies were named Amauris in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amauris

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Amauris between 1975 and 2022, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Amauris currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amauris performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Amauris shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Amauris in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amauris 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 74 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.

Amauris at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

74

Since 1975

48 years of records

Peak year

1996

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1975

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2022

Amauris popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1975

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1996)
9
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
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Amauris by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
20 births that decade — 27% of Amauris's all-time total
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Amauris by state

Where Amauris concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Amauris
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 6.8%
New York share of Amauris's total US births 6.8%

5 of 74 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amauris?
74 babies have been named Amauris since 1975. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1996 with 9 births.
When was Amauris most popular?
Amauris was most popular in the 1990s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Amauris most popular?
The top states for the name Amauris are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Amauris been used?
Amauris has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 48 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Amauris?
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.

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, 1975–2022 (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.