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Unisex name

Amari

/ɑˈmɑɹi/ · 40% girls, 60% boys · #380 in the US for unisexs, 2025

Amari has been given to about 53,282 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ɑˈmɑɹi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 52,298
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Amari per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 3,427
  • Born in 20252,804
  • All time53,282
  • England & Wales, 2025#608 · 268

How popular is Amari?

Amari ranks 380th among American unisexs in 2025, with 2,804 born that year. Its best year was 2023, when 3,427 babies were given the name, ranking 306th. The typical living American called Amari is about 10 years old today. It is relatively most common in Delaware, where it accounts for 0.37% of births.

Names that sound like Amari

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kamari0.88
  2. Jamari0.88
  3. Damari0.88
  4. Mari0.80
  5. Omari0.80
  6. Amani0.79
  7. Amiri0.80
  8. Amaris0.78

Middle names for Amari

Ranked by flow score
  1. Amari Rose0.89
  2. Amari Marie0.89
  3. Amari Grace0.89
  4. Amari Jane0.89
  5. Amari Louise0.89
  6. Amari June0.88

Sibling names for Amari

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Zionbrother · 0.99
  2. Leilanisister · 0.99
  3. Edeneither · 0.98
  4. Sageeither · 0.98
  5. Emilianobrother · 0.98
  6. Tatumeither · 0.98

Where Amari is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Delaware0.37%
  2. District of Columbia0.29%
  3. Hawaii0.28%
  4. Mississippi0.21%
  5. New Mexico0.18%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Amari Reyes0.84
  2. Amari Nguyen0.84
  3. Amari Moore0.84
  4. Amari Lee0.84
  5. Amari Hall0.84
  6. Amari Green0.84

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 Amari

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Amari 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.