Igbo amara, "grace"; Sanskrit amara, "immortal"; Italian amara, "bitter" — grace; eternal. Read differently in each of its source languages, all of them in current use.
Amara ranks 98th among American girls in 2025, with 2,639 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 2,639 babies were given the name, ranking 98th. The typical living American called Amara is about 7 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.23% of births.
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.