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Amara

Girl coinages #123 in 2023

Amara is a girl name of coinages origin.

Meaning of Amara

Taken from fantasy fiction; explained, for example, as a Sanskrit word for "eternal".

Popularity of Amara

Popularity, 1961–2023

2,297 births in 2023

1961 2023

24,040 U.S. births recorded from 1961–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2023

2,297 babies

First recorded

1961

62 years of history

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

Manly, strong, courageous

feminine form of the saint's name, from amandus, future passive participle of amāre: thus meaning "who/which is to be loved"

Boy · Ancient Greek

Borrowed from Alexander, from Ἀλέξανδρος, from ἀλέξω +, the stem of ἀνήρ

Girl · Ancient Greek

Feminine form of Church Angelus, from ἄγγελος

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.