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Amare

94% boys · 64 born in 2025

Amare has been given to about 6,536 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2011, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 6,447
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Amare per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2011 · 665
  • Born in 202564
  • All time6,536
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Amare?

Its best year was 2011, when 665 babies were given the name, ranking 427th. The typical living American called Amare is about 15 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Amare

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Amari0.70
  2. Amar0.70
  3. Andre0.65
  4. Zyaire0.57
  5. Dandre0.57
  6. Ambrose0.57
  7. Salvatore0.55
  8. Amani0.55

Middle names for Amare

Ranked by flow score
  1. Amare Paul0.83
  2. Amare John0.83
  3. Amare Blake0.82
  4. Amare Wade0.82
  5. Amare Ross0.82
  6. Amare Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Amare

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Janiyahsister · 0.94
  2. Yarelisister · 0.93
  3. Fisherbrother · 0.92
  4. Maddeneither · 0.92
  5. Mileysister · 0.91
  6. Izaiahbrother · 0.91

Where Amare is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Amare White0.78
  2. Amare Nguyen0.78
  3. Amare Hill0.78
  4. Amare Hall0.78
  5. Amare Brown0.78
  6. Amare Young0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Amare

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025

Amare across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.