Amari Boy & girl
How popular is Amari?
#185 boy name in 2025
2,000 baby boys were named Amari in the US in 2025, making it the 185th most popular boy name. Another 804 girls got the name (#380 for girls).
Amari popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #185 for boys (▼ 13 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,000 boys, 804 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+46% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #267 in 2015, #217 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (2,422 boys) |
| Highest rank | #151 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1974 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 66% boys, 34% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Amari counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Amari family of names ranked #184 for boys in 2025 (#175 the year before), with 2,101 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Amari | 2,000 | 95% |
| Ahmari | 60 | 3% |
| Amaree | 24 | 1% |
| Amarri | 6 | 0% |
| Aamari | 6 | 0% |
| Amahri | 5 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Amari is most popular
Babies named Amari per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Delaware: 5.4 per 1,000 (82 boys)
- District of Columbia: 4.9 per 1,000 (73 boys)
- Maryland: 2.9 per 1,000 (340 boys)
- Mississippi: 2.8 per 1,000 (161 boys)
- Alabama: 2.4 per 1,000 (262 boys)
Amari by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 | #4,632 |
| 1980s | 48 | #3,910 |
| 1990s | 877 | #679 |
| 2000s | 6,584 | #299 |
| 2010s | 12,047 | #239 |
| 2020s | 12,427 | #151 |
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Questions
- Is Amari a boy or girl name?
- Amari is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 66% of babies named Amari were boys and 34% were girls.
- How popular is the name Amari?
- 2,000 baby boys were named Amari in the US in 2025, making it the 185th most popular boy name. Another 804 girls got the name (#380 for girls).
- When was Amari most popular?
- Amari peaked in 2023, when 2,422 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #151 in 2023.
- How many people are named Amari?
- 53,282 babies have been named Amari in the US since 1880. We estimate about 52,902 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Amari most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Amari was most common in Delaware, at 5.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.