Unisex name · since 1972
Amor
Amor has 2,257 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,346 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,669 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,257
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,257 babies have been named Amor since 1972, making it today's #1669 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Amor recorded 2,257 times among girls since 1972, holding rank #1669 nationally today, ahead of 90% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #4,346 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,669 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,257 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amor ranks #4,346 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,669 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,257 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,346 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,669 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,257
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amor's 2,257 recorded births place it above 93.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Amor compares
2,257 Top 21% higher than 79% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Amor's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amor | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,257 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 154 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Amor splits its recorded history at 2001: 91% of all births land in the more recent half, 9% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 154 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Amor popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 154
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Amor popularity over time - boys
701 total births recorded since 1912 (Amor as boys' name)
Amor by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (896 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Amor's strongest decade.
896 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Amor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 41
1970s
41 births
- 1980s 51
1980s
51 births
- 1990s 97
1990s
97 births
- 2000s 337
2000s
337 births
- 2010s
2010s
896 births
- 2020s
2020s
835 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 896 births (40% of all-time use).
How Amor compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Amor's total volume
Amor by state
Where Amor concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 271 | 12.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 203 | 9.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 145 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 103 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 92 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 85 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 74 | 3.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 54 | 2.4% |
271 of 2,257 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Amor appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Amor's data
- Amor's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (896 total births) through the 2020s (835) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Amors (271 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Amor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Amor 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.