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Girl · Igbo, Sanskrit or Latin (several)
Amara
Say it: uh-MAR-uh
Meaning
Has several sources: Igbo Amara 'grace', and coincidences with Sanskrit amara 'immortal' and Latin amarus 'bitter'; no single origin applies.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Rose in the US in the 2000s and 2010s.
Its wave through time
Rising now
In the United States
- 17,990 babies given this name since 1961
- At its height in 2019, about 1 in 840 girls
- 1,910 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Amarah
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.