Amaru Boy

How popular is Amaru?

#2,390 boy name in 2025

57 baby boys were named Amaru in the US in 2025, making it the 2390th most popular boy name. Another 11 girls got the name (#8,858 for girls).

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1,016living people named Amaru (est.)
10median age of people named Amaru
1,025babies named Amaru since 1880
1 in 48,755US babies born in 2025

Amaru popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#2,390 for boys (▼ 20 from 2024)
Babies in 202557 boys, 11 girls
10-year trendRising fast (+119% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#3,980 in 2015, #2,263 in 2020
Peak year2021 (62 boys)
Highest rank#2,252 in 2021
First recorded1996
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)92% boys, 8% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Amaru is most popular

Babies named Amaru per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (15 boys)
  2. California: 0.1 per 1,000 (48 boys)
  3. New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (17 boys)
  4. Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (14 boys)
  5. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (14 boys)

Amaru by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1990s79#2,542
2000s235#2,693
2010s328#2,693
2020s342#2,252

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Questions

Is Amaru a boy or girl name?
Amaru is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 92% of babies named Amaru were boys.
How popular is the name Amaru?
57 baby boys were named Amaru in the US in 2025, making it the 2390th most popular boy name. Another 11 girls got the name (#8,858 for girls).
When was Amaru most popular?
Amaru peaked in 2021, when 62 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,252 in 2021.
How many people are named Amaru?
1,025 babies have been named Amaru in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,016 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
Where is Amaru most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Amaru was most common in Georgia, at 0.1 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.